Animals at the extremes: The desert environment

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Table 6 Williams et al. (2001) 'Seasonal variation in energy expenditure …’ Journal of Experimental Biology, 204. Copyright © Company of Biologists Ltd;

Table 8 Mueller, P. and Diamond, J. (2001) Metabolic rate and environmental productivity: well-provisioned animals evolved to run and idle fast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 98 (22). National Academy of Sciences.

Figure 1 Willmer et al. (2000) The occurrence of deserts on a worldwide basis …, Environmental Physiology of Animals, Chapter 14. Blackwell Science Limited;

Figure 2 Marion Hall, The Open University;

Figure 3 Science Photo Library;

Figures 4-7 David Robinson, The Open University;

Figure 8 Willmer, P., Stone, G. and Johnston, I. (2000) Environmental Physiology of Animals. Blackwell Science Limited;

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Figure 18 NHPA/Rod Planck;

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Figure 20 Dr Lloyd Glenn Ingles, California Academy of Sciences;

Figure 21 Courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept Copyright © 2003 Glen Mills;

Figure 22 Based on Folk, G.E. (1974) Textbook of Environmental Physiology (2nd edn), Lea and Febiger;

Figure 23 Kenneth W. Fink/Ardea London Ltd;

Figure 24 Dr Joseph B. Williams;

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Figure 36 Redrawn from Gordon, M.S. (1977) Animal Physiology: Principles and adaptations (3rd edn). Macmillan Publishing, New York;

Figure 42 Pockley, G. (2001) Heat shock proteins in health and disease …, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. Cambridge University Press;

Figures 43 & 44 Zatsepina et al. (2000) Thermotolerant desert lizards …, Journal of Experimental Biology, 203. Copyright © Company of Biologists Ltd;

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Figures 46 & 47 Tieleman, I. et al. adaptation of metabolism and evaporative water loss …, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 270. The Royal Society;

Figure 48 Willmer, P. Stone, G. and Johnston, I (2000) Environmental Physiology of Animals. Blackwell Science Limited;

Figure 49 Williams, J.B. et al. (2001) Seasonal variation in energy expenditure, water flux and flood consumption of Arabian oryx, Oryx Leucoryx, Journal of Experimental Biology, 204. Copyright © Company of Biologists Ltd.

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