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Wetlands are repositories of unique biodiversity. Wetland organisms are well adapted to their habitat, lying at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial environments. In order to understand their adaptations in a better way, it is essential to grasp the basic properties of the medium in which various organisms live. This is attempted here by first examining the properties of the two contrasting environments, terrestrial and aquatic. We focus primarily on locomotion, touching upon related life processes like respiration, body size and maintaining body balance by employing basic principles of biology and physics.
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Abdul Jamil Urfi is Associate Professor at Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi. His previous articles in Resonance include Breeding Ecology of Birds. Why do Some Species Nest Singly While Others are Colonial ? (July 2003) and Grappling with ‘Natural Selection’ – Experiences of a Teacher (May 2013).
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Urfi, A.J. Animal locomotion in different mediums. Reson 21, 545–556 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-016-0359-8
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