Winter world : the ingenuity of animal survival
Title:
Winter world : the ingenuity of animal survival
Author:
Heinrich, Bernd, 1940-
ISBN:
9780061129070
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York [etc.] : Ecco, 2009
Physical Description:
x, 357, 31 p. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
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?
Subject Term:
Subject:
| Animals -- Wintering |