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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bernd Heinrich |
| ISBN: | 0060197447 9780060197445 |
| OCLC Number: | 51326270 |
| Description: | xii, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Fire and ice -- 2. Snow and the subnivian space -- 3. A late winter walk -- 4. Tracking a weasel -- 5. Nests and dens -- 6. Flying squirrels in a huddle -- 7. Hibernating squirrels (heating up to dream) -- 8. The kinglet's feathers -- 9. The kinglet's winter fuel -- 10. Hibernating birds -- 11. Torpid turtles under ice -- 12. Iced-in water rodents -- 13. Frozen frogs on ice -- 14. Insects : from the diversity to the limits -- 15. Mice in winter -- 16. Supercool(ed) houseguests (with and without) antifreeze) -- 17. Of bats and butterflies and cold storage -- 18. Aggregating for winter -- 19. Winter flocks -- 20. Berries preserved -- 21. Bears in winter -- 22. Storing food -- 23. Bees' winter gamble -- 24. Winter buds -- 25. The kinglets' key? |
| Responsibility: | Bernd Heinrich. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Explores the winter survival tactics of animals, including flying squirrels, grizzly bears, torpid turtles, and insects, revealing how these animals alter and adapt to an array of extraordinary conditions.
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