Browsing University Publications by Author "Thompson J."

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    • Ecophysiology Of Desert Animals 

      Cloudsley-Thompson, J. L.; تومسون, ج. ل. كلاودسلي ( Qatar University , 1995 , Article)
      The principal environmental problems that confront both plants and animals in the desert are water shortage and flooding, thermal extremes, and the absence of cover. Adaptational responses to these include cryptobiosis, ...

    • Some Aspects Of Camouflage In Animals 

      Cloudsley-Thompson, J. L.; تومسون, ج. ل. كلاودسلي ( Qatar University , 1989 , Article)
      Camouflage is the principal device by which vulnerable animals escape predation. The attention of potential predators can be avoided by protective resemblance -mimicking an inedible object such as a seed or leaf. Concealment ...