Rodents in Desert Environments

✍ Scribed by J. L. Gloudsley-Thompson (auth.), I. Prakash, P. K. Ghosh (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 635
• Series: Monographiae Biologicae 28
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Evolution of Desert Adaptations. 190 A Comparison of Behavior Patterns. . 196 A Comparison of Behavior Patterns in: Meriones, Gerbillus and Perognathus . . . . . 210 Spacing and Communication 217 Acknowledgements 221 References . . . . . . . . 221 XI. Activity Patterns ofa Desert Rodent by N. R. FRENCH 225 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 The Microdosimeter and the Index of Activity. 227 Variation in Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Climatological Variables and Animal Activity . 229 Analysis . 232 Discussion 237 Summary 238 References 239 XII. Patterns of Food, Space and Diversity by M. L. ROSENZWEIG, BARBARA SMIGEL & A. KRAFT. 241 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Resource Allocation by Seed Selection 242 Habitat Selection in Space . . . . . 251 The Pattern of Local Species Diversity 260 Acknowledgements 266 References . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 XIII. Desert Coloration in Rodents by D. L. HARRISON. 269 Introduction . . . 269 Desert Coloration . 269 Acknowledgements 275 References . . . . 275 XIV. The Biology of so:me Desert-Dwelling Ground Squ- rels by A. C. HA WBECKER . 277 Introduction . 277 Reproduction. . . . . . 279 Food Habits . . . . . . 288 Population Characteristics 294 Habitat Factors . 297 References . . . . . . . 302 IX xv. Reproductive Biology of North ADlerican Desert Rodents by H. D. SMITH & C. D. JORGENSEN. 305 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Reproductive Biology: Species Summaries. . . 308 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 XVI. Rodent Faunas and EnvironDlental Changes in the Pleistocene of Israel by E. TCHERNOV . . . . . . . 331 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Main Biogeographical Changes in the Near-East since the Miocene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Composition of the Rodents Faunas in the Pleistocene of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 The Main Ecological Changes in the Quarternary of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
The Desert as a Habitat....Pages 1-13
The Ecology of Rodents in the Northern Sudan....Pages 15-45
The Rodents of the Iranian Deserts....Pages 47-58
Comparative Ecological Notes on Afghan Rodents....Pages 59-74
The Population Ecology of the Rodents of the Rajasthan Desert, India....Pages 75-116
Outbreaks of Rodents in Semi-Arid and Arid Australia: Causes, Preventions, and Evolutionary Considerations....Pages 117-153
Observations of Argentine Desert Rodent Ecology, with Emphasis on Water Relations of Eligmodontia Typus ....Pages 155-175
La diversité des Gerbillidés....Pages 177-183
Some Observations on Ecological Adaptations of Desert Rodents and Suggestions for Further Research Work....Pages 185-188
The Behavior Patterns of Desert Rodents....Pages 189-224
Activity Patterns of a Desert Rodent....Pages 225-239
Patterns of Food, Space and Diversity....Pages 241-268
Desert Coloration in Rodents....Pages 269-276
The Biology of Some Desert-Dwelling Ground Squirrels....Pages 277-303
Reproductive Biology of North American Desert Rodents....Pages 305-330
Rodent Faunas and Environmental Changes in the Pleistocene of Israel....Pages 331-362
Prehistoric Rodents of the Middle East....Pages 363-378
Desert Rodents: Physiological Problems of Desert Life....Pages 379-388
Ecophysiology of Water and Energy in Desert Marsupials and Rodents....Pages 389-396
Thermo-Regulation and Water Economy in Indian Desert Rodents....Pages 397-412
The Physiological Adaptations of Desert Rodents....Pages 413-444
Nematode Parasites of the Indian Desert Rodents....Pages 445-464
Ecology of Desert Rodents of the U.S.S.R. (Jerboas and Gerbils)....Pages 465-606
Back Matter....Pages 607-624

✦ Subjects

Ecology