Principles of Animal Biometeorology

• Main Authors: Gomes da Silva, Roberto (Author), Campos Maia, Alex Sandro (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Biometeorology ; 2
• Subjects: Environment.; Animal physiology.; Environmental sciences.; Nature conservation.; Nature Conservation.; Animal Physiology.; Environmental Physics.

Principles of Animal Biometeorology presents a thorough examination of the atmospheric environment in which animals live, and an equally comprehensive account of the processes of thermal energy exchanges between organisms and environment, with particular focus on tropical climates. The book begins b...

Table of Contents:

• Contents
• 1. The Environment
• 2. Basic Physical Mechanisms
• 3. Thermal Balance and Thermoregulation
• 4. Heat Exchange Between Animals and Environment: Mammals and Birds
• 5. Heat Exchange Between Animals and Environment: Aquatic Mammals
• 6. Shade and Shelter
• 7. Thermal Stress Indexes
• 8. Special Methods
• Index.