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Author:

Blix, Arnoldus Schytte.

Title:

Arctic animals and their adaptations to life on the edge / Arnoldus Schytte Blix.

Publisher:

Tapir Academic Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

296 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Animals--Arctic regions.
Zoology--Arctic regions.
Animal ecophysiology--Arctic regions.
Cold adaptation--Arctic regions.
Adaptation (Biology)--Arctic regions.
Dierengeografie.
Adaptatie (fysiologie, biologie)
Koude.
Zoologie--Arctique.
Animaux--Écophysiologie--Arctique.
Adaptation au froid--Arctique.
Adaptation (Biologie)--Arctique.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-286) and index.

Contents:

ch. 6. Running water -- ch. 2. The late cenozoic glaciations -- ch. 3. Marine invertebrates and fish -- The Arctic Ocean -- The arctic shelf seas -- The Barents Sea -- The Kara Sea -- The Laptev and East Siberian Seas -- The Chukchi Sea -- The Bering Sea -- The Beaufort Sea and the Canadian Arctic Oceans -- ch. 4. The marine mammals -- Arctic seals -- Spotted seal (Phoca largha) -- Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) -- Ribbon seal (Phoca fasciata) -- Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) -- Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) -- Harp seal (Phagophilus groenlandicus) -- Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) -- Arctic whales -- Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) -- Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) -- Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticeuts) -- Stellers sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) -- ch. 5. Land invertebrates -- ch. 6. Fresh water communities -- Still water/lakes and ponds -- Running water --
ch. 10. Index. ch. 8. Terrestrial birds and mammals -- Resident birds -- Snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) -- Arctic redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) -- Raven (Corvus corax) -- Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) -- Resident mammals -- Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) -- Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) -- Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) -- Lemmings -- Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) -- Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) -- Ermine (Mustela ermina) -- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) -- ch. 9. Summer migrants to the Arctic -- Birds -- Seabirds that nest in arctic colonies -- Mammals -- Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) -- Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) -- Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) -- Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) -- ch. 10. Physiological adaptations -- Acclimation and adaptation -- Organisms at low temperatures -- Cold defence in poikilothermic arctic animals -- Freeze avoidance -- Freeze tolerance -- Cold defence in homeothermic arctic animals -- Birth in the arctic - a chilling experience -- Altricial mammals -- Altricial birds -- Precocious birds -- Food and digestion -- Energy balance and growth -- Starvation and hibernation -- Adaptations to diving -- Light -- References -- Further reading -- Appendix : An outline classification of animals -- Index.

ISBN:

9788251920506
8251920507

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61699492

LCCN:

2006277236

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PBPC546 -- Sigourney Public Library (Sigourney)