Arad Z (4 results)

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. C-04664 3540139168 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Bush-dwelling land snails are exposed to desiccating conditions that are more severe than those of snails that seek the shelter of rock crevices, litter or the upper layers of the soil. We studied the resistance to desiccation in four bush-dwelling species of Israeli snails to evaluate a possible relation between their water economy and their distribution pattern. The resistance to desiccation decreased in the following order: Xeropicta vestalis (a widely distributed Mediterranean species), Trochoidea simulata (a desert species), Theba pisana (a Mediterranean species from the sand dunes of the coastal plain), and Monacha haifaensis (a Mediterranean species). Xeropicta vestalis also had the quickest response to the desiccating conditions. It is probably prevented from establishing itself in the desert, in spite of its superior water economy, because it is an annual, semelparous species, and the desert is a highly unpredictable environment. An immediate response to desiccating conditions may be a key factor in the success of desert-inhabiting land snails. Snails from more humid regions take several days to recruit their water preserving mechanisms, a delay which may be crucial to their water balance. The conchiometrics of X. vestalis and T. simulata suggest that the main water preserving mechanisms of these species are located in the mantle, rather than in the shell and epiphragm. 12 pp., 4 figs, gr. 8.…

Hardcover. 4 volumes. 4to. 368pp. viii; 371-896pp.; 899-1345pp.; 9-244pp. Speckled ivory cloth with black lettering on the spine. Hebrew and English title pages and table of contents. Bibliographic reference work on the reporting of the Holocaust in the Hebrew press in Palestine and later State of Israel from the start of World War II in September 1939 through 1950. Preface by Jacob Robinson in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. He takes an apologetic stance regarding the response of the Zionist authorities to the unfolding events in Europe. Text in Hebrew. Minor wear to books. Free front endpaper of volume 1 sunned. Only volume 4 has a dust jacket. Overall in very good condition.…

Hardcover. 4 volumes. 4to. 368pp. viii; 371-896pp.; 899-1345pp.; 9-244pp. Speckled ivory cloth with black lettering on the spine in original printed dust jackets. Hebrew and English title pages and table of contents. Bibliographic reference work on the reporting of the Holocaust in the Hebrew press in Palestine and later State of Israel from the start of World War II in September 1939 through 1950. Preface by Jacob Robinson in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. He takes an apologetic stance regarding the response of the Zionist authorities to the unfolding events in Europe. Text in Hebrew. Some minor wear to books. Rear of volume 2 dj is shelf worn. Lower corner is torn. Spine and bottom of volume 3 dj is torn. Dj in overall fair condition. Books in overall very good condition. Overall in good condition.…