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008 120710s1996 mauaf b 001 0 eng
010 _a96001565
020 _a9780674883406
050 0 0 _aQL495
_b.H39 1996
082 0 0 _a595.7 HEI
100 1 _aHeinrich, Bernd, 1940-
245 1 4 _aThe thermal warriors
_b: strategies of insect survival
_c/ Bernd Heinrich
260 _aCambridge, Mass.
_b: Harvard University Press
_c, 1996.
300 _axiv, 221 p., [8] p. of plates
_b: ill. (some col.)
_c; 24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [201]-217) and index.
520 _aAll bodily behavior 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.
650 0 _aInsects
650 0 _aBody temperature
_x--Regulation.
650 4 _aInsects
_x-Pests
_x-Control
942 _cMO
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