The Thermal Warriors : Strategies of Insect Survival /

All bodily activity is the result of the interplay of vastly complex physiological processes, and all of these processes depend on temperature. For insects, the struggle to keep body temperature within a suitable range for activity and competition is often a matter of life and death. A few studies o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heinrich, Bernd (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
Temas:
Body temperature > Regulation.
Insecten.
Insekten.
Thermoregulation.
Tiere (Zoologie).
Wärmehaushalt.
Wärmehaushalt.
Body temperature > Regulation.
Insects > Physiology.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology.
SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics.
SCIENCE / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • I. From Cold Crawlers to Hot Flyers
  • 2. Heat Balance
  • 3. The Flight Motor
  • 4. Warm-Up by Shivering
  • 5. Warm-Up by Basking
  • 6. Cooling Off
  • 7. Form and Function
  • 8. Conserving Energy
  • 9. Why Do Insects Thermoregulate?
  • 10. Strategies for Survival
  • 11. Thermal Arms Races
  • 12. Heat Treatments
  • 13. Heating and Cooling the Nest
  • 14. Insects in Man-Made Habitats
  • Epilogue
  • Selected Readings
  • Index

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