Avian Adaptations to Deserts of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: a Comparison

Ecologically, arid regions can be classified as temperate and hot,and arid or semiarid. The avifaunas of temperate arid and semiarid zones are subjected to seasonally-extreme temperature fluctuations, that necessitate (a) seasonal breeding and (b) a high incidence of migration. Such zones occur at h...

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Main Author: Maclean, G.
Format: Report
Published: 1996
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15878