{"product_id":"9783642646065","title":"Adaptations of Desert Organisms","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAdaptations of Desert Organisms\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHeatwole, Harold; Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert invertebrates live in an environment where resources alternate unpredictably between brief periods of plenty and prolonged scarcity. This book describes the adaptive strategies of desert invertebrates in acquiring energy and sustaining life under such vicissitudes. Some cooperate in foraging; others compete for resources. Some are nomadic and migrate to more favorable sites as conditions change. Others conserve energy by going into a deep dormancy until better conditions return. Still others store food during plenty and retreat underground during less favorable times.\u003cbr\u003eThe adaptive modes of husbanding scarce energy resources are diverse and lead to an appreciation of the intricate interactions of animals living near their environmental limits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-03-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642646065\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-60923-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 266\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359183597708,"sku":"9783642646065","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642646065.jpg?v=1771519338","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642646065","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}