Meaning of deserticole | Babel Free

Definitions

A desert-dweller; one who is deserticolous.

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“[…] "deserticoles", by virtue of retaining their rainforest life style and repertoire of adaptations (transmuted as "fortuitous adaptations") are masquerading as "deserticoles".”

“Deserticole, inhabits mesic situations with sparse vegetation. […]”

“[…] arboricoles (= dendrobionts), symbionts of ants or termites, deserticoles etc. are habitually even less conspicuous, […] in Israel and the West Bank) are deserticoles.”

“[…] the most characteristic deserticole among millipedes is Orthoporus ornatus (Spirostreptida) in the southern US and adjacent parts of Mexico. Both these species are rare except in their native environments (Golovatch and Kime, 2009).”

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