The Thermal Warriors : : Strategies of Insect Survival /

The Thermal Warriors : : Strategies of Insect Survival / / Bernd Heinrich.

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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Heinrich, Bernd,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©1996
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (221 p.) :; 73 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 12 color illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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