Desert Biology. Special Topics on the Physical and Biological Aspects of Arid Regions

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
DESERT RAIN, Page v, JOHN G. SINCLAIR
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, Page vii
PREFACE, Pages ix-x, G.W. BROWN JR.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Page xi
VOLUME II: TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED (Tentative), Page xvii
CHAPTER I - THE MERKHIYAT JEBELS: A DESERT COMMUNITY, Pages 1-20, J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson
CHAPTER II - CAUSES, CLIMATES, AND DISTRIBUTION OF DESERTS, Pages 21-50, Richard F. Logan
CHAPTER III - GEOLOGIC AND GEOMORPHIC ASPECTS OF DESERTS, Pages 51-100, H.T.U. Smith
CHAPTER IV - THE EVOLUTION OF DESERT VEGETATION IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA, Pages 101-140, Albert W. Johnson
CHAPTER V - THE BIOLOGY OF DESERT PLANTS, Pages 141-194, James A. McCleary
CHAPTER VI - BIOLOGY OF DESERT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, Pages 195-356, Wilbur W. Mayhew
CHAPTER VII - TEMPERATURE REGULATION AND WATER ECONOMY OF DESERT BIRDS, Pages 357-394, William R. Dawson, George A. Bartholomew
CHAPTER VIII - TEMPERATURE REGULATION IN DESERT MAMMALS, Pages 395-421, George A. Bartholomew, William R. Dawson
CHAPTER IX - DESERT LIMNOLOGY, Pages 423-486, Gerald A. Cole
CHAPTER X - VENOMS OF DESERT ANIMALS, Pages 487-516, Sherman A. Minton Jr.
CHAPTER XI - HUMAN ADAPTATIONS TO ARID ENVIRONMENTS, Pages 517-556, Douglas H.K. Lee
APPENDIX 1, Page 557
APPENDIX 2, Pages 558-559
APPENDIX 3, Pages 560-561
APPENDIX 4, Pages 562-563
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 565-583
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 584-619
GENUS AND SPECIES INDEX, Pages 620-635