Ebook: Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities

Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. Many general concepts in modern community and behavioral ecology use them as a main model.
This volume compiles and generalizes data on the spatial structure of desert rodent communities, taking into account both global (biogeographic) and local (ecological) patterns. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.

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Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. Many general concepts in modern community and behavioral ecology use them as a main model.
This volume compiles and generalizes data on the spatial structure of desert rodent communities, taking into account both global (biogeographic) and local (ecological) patterns. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.

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Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. Many general concepts in modern community and behavioral ecology use them as a main model.
This volume compiles and generalizes data on the spatial structure of desert rodent communities, taking into account both global (biogeographic) and local (ecological) patterns. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Deserts of the World....Pages 5-24
Composition of the Rodent Faunas of Different Desert Regions....Pages 25-61
Geographic Patterns of Faunistic Composition....Pages 63-86
Inter-Desert Comparisons of Rodent Faunas....Pages 87-123
Life Forms of Desert Rodents and Convergent Evolution Among the Species of Different Faunas....Pages 125-150
Species-Habitat Relationships in Desert Environments....Pages 151-202
Spatial Organization of Desert Rodent Communities....Pages 203-242
Introduction....Pages 243-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-292

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Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. Many general concepts in modern community and behavioral ecology use them as a main model.
This volume compiles and generalizes data on the spatial structure of desert rodent communities, taking into account both global (biogeographic) and local (ecological) patterns. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Deserts of the World....Pages 5-24
Composition of the Rodent Faunas of Different Desert Regions....Pages 25-61
Geographic Patterns of Faunistic Composition....Pages 63-86
Inter-Desert Comparisons of Rodent Faunas....Pages 87-123
Life Forms of Desert Rodents and Convergent Evolution Among the Species of Different Faunas....Pages 125-150
Species-Habitat Relationships in Desert Environments....Pages 151-202
Spatial Organization of Desert Rodent Communities....Pages 203-242
Introduction....Pages 243-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-292
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