Adaptations and responses - HSC Biology - Adaptations and responses of Australian organisms for temperature regulation - LibGuides at St Joseph's Regional College

In the Library

These books may provide you with relevant information about adaptations of Australian flora & fauna

Adaptation by Steve Parker
Call Number: 578.4 PAR
ISBN: 0431108846
Publication Date: 2000
The nature of plants : Habitats, Challenges, and Adaptations by John Dawson & Rob Lucas
ISBN: 9780643091610
Publication Date: 2005
This book tells how plants adapt to the challenges of their habitats.
How animals and plants survive in Australia's deserts by Greg Pyers
Call Number: 577.54 PYE
ISBN: 1740701046
Publication Date: 2003
How animals and plants survive in Australia's oceans and coasts by Greg Pyers
Call Number: 577.5 PYE
ISBN: 1740401038
Publication Date: 2003
How animals and plants survive in Australia's grasslands & wetlands by Greg Pyers
Call Number: 577.4 PYE
ISBN: 174070102X
Publication Date: 2003
How animals and plants survive in Australia's forests by Greg Pyers
Call Number: 577.3 PYE
ISBN: 1740701054
Publication Date: 2003
Forests and woodlands by Greg Pyers
Call Number: 577.30994 PYE
ISBN: 1863916970
Publication Date: 1998

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Web links

Geotimes
Large dinosaurs ran hot
A hot topic for debate is whether dinosaurs were ectothermic or endothermic. Presents arguments for & against both.
Dinosaur fossils predict body temperatures
Perhaps the greatest mystery surrounding dinosaurs concerns whether they were endotherms, ectotherms, or some unique intermediate form
Thermoregulation in Endothermic Insects This link opens in a new window
On the basis of body weight, most flying insects have higher rates of metabolism, and hence heat production, than other animals. However, rapid rates of cooling because of small body size in most cases precludes appreciable endothermy. The body temperature of small flies in flight is probably close to ambient temperature, and that of flying butterflies and locusts is 5° to 10°C above ambient temperature.
Physiological & temperature regulation by flowers of the sacred lotus This link opens in a new window
Flowers of the sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) are thermogenic and physiologically thermoregulatory
Plant adaptations This link opens in a new window
This overview of how plants adapt for survival in different climatic conditions looks at the biomes of desert, grassland, tropical rain forest, temperate rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, tundra and water.