Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
Animal life has adapted to survive in the most unlikely and inhospitable habitats. This unit looks at the surprisingly diverse desert climates throughout the world and mammals, birds, lizards and amphibians that survive there. It splits these animals into three groups according to their strategy for survival: evaders, evaporators and endurers, then discusses how these strategies work on a biochemical and physiological level.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
- SubTopics:
- Animals and Insects
- Collection:
- Open University OpenLearn
