. Biology of the Heteromyidae. Heteromyidae. PANDESERTIC RODENT ECOLOGY 657. Fig. 7. —Mojave Desert scrubland near Goffs, California, with tall Yucca and various low scrubs (, Larrea, Encelid). (Photo: M. A. Mares) (the Monte, Patagonia, Puna, Atacama, and Peruvian) are deserts in the strict sense, while the Chaco and Caatinga are semiarid thorn scrub areas. In addition to these xeric areas, the continent also supports some semiarid scrubland in northernmost Venezuela and Colombia (Lahey, 1973), but these dry areas are of very limited extent and have not de- VJ»~ < , ^i^^.^^?^*^; ^:-i ^
. Biology of the Heteromyidae. Heteromyidae. PANDESERTIC RODENT ECOLOGY 657. Fig. 7. —Mojave Desert scrubland near Goffs, California, with tall Yucca and various low scrubs (, Larrea, Encelid). (Photo: M. A. Mares) (the Monte, Patagonia, Puna, Atacama, and Peruvian) are deserts in the strict sense, while the Chaco and Caatinga are semiarid thorn scrub areas. In addition to these xeric areas, the continent also supports some semiarid scrubland in northernmost Venezuela and Colombia (Lahey, 1973), but these dry areas are of very limited extent and have not de- VJ»~ < , ^i^^.^^?^*^; ^:-i ^^iii^ ?^ :* - lf£.; ^M mm Fig. 8.—Chihuahuan Desert habitat near Boquillas, Mexico, with the Rio Grande River in the background. Ground bromeliads (Hechtia) are visible in the foreground. (Photo: M. A. Mares). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brown, James H; Genoways, Hugh H. [Stillwater, Okla. ?] : American Society of Mammalogists
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