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detoxification system that enables it to nest in the cool region of exudate moistened soil. Thus, the fly is one of few that can tolerate the high desert temperatures and successfully reproduce.
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2392:"Sonoran Desert: An Overview of the Sonoran Desert by William G. McGinnies"
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section of the Sonoran Desert, has a population of 365,000. Several famous
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Fleming, Theodore H.; Valiente-Banuet, Alfonso (2021-11-30).
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List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name
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Category:History of indigenous peoples of North America
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are at higher elevations to the east. To the south the
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2786:Sonoran Desert National Monument: official website
538:Sonoran–Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest
4690:Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States
2758:Sonoran Desert images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu
2654:"Población en municipios de zonas metropolitanas"
690:system, the majority of the Sonoran Desert has a
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367:that covers the northwestern Mexican states of
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2236:Category:Mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert
1874:Category:Native American history of California
568:in southwest Arizona. In the 1957 publication
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2753:Very short overview of Sonoran Desert Geology
2221:List of ecoregions in the United States (WWF)
2215:List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)
2093:Index: Protected areas of the Colorado Desert
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2088:Index: Protected areas of the Sonoran Desert
4639:International Boundary and Water Commission
2806:Joshua Tree National Park: official website
2796:Anza–Borrego Desert State: official website
2620:magazine. Accessed on line October 15, 2007
2318:"The hottest surface temperatures on earth"
406:of southwestern North America, part of the
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4770:Physiographic regions of the United States
4720:Deserts of the Lower Colorado River Valley
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124:California montane chaparral and woodlands
2344:. National Park Service. 15 November 2020
2161:Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge
2151:Pinacate National Park, in Sonora, Mexico
2671:Arizona: Naming the dead from the desert
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534:Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests
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2791:Saguaro National Park: official website
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2536:, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
2231:Spanish missions in the Sonoran Desert
2166:Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
2099:Sonoran Desert protected areas include
1709:living within the United States. The
1665:List of Sonoran Desert birds (Arizona)
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27:Desert in Mexico and the United States
2768:International Sonoran Desert Alliance
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556:The desert's sub-regions include the
119:California coastal sage and chaparral
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4775:Regions of the Western United States
4581:Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
1890:, as well as populations in Mexico.
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619:Sonoran Desert sub-regions include:
560:of southeastern California; and the
2723:Sonoran Desert and its subdivisions
2718:Map of the Sonoran Desert Ecoregion
2181:Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute
2132:Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
2118:Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park
2075:, science research institutes, and
1987:Due to its warm year-round climate
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4619:Colorado River Board of California
4591:Lake Mead National Recreation Area
2264:"The Atlas of Global Conservation"
2033:Mexico-United States border crisis
2027:United States–Mexico border region
1365:plant genera and species from the
493:California chaparral and woodlands
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2741:An Overview of the Sonoran Desert
2643:, 2007-04-05. Accessed 2007-09-11
2394:. 21 January 2003. Archived from
1484:Wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert
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4745:Geologic provinces of California
4740:Geography of Southern California
4189:Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez
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2113:Sonoran Desert National Monument
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603:('Rocky Point') in the state of
570:Vegetation of the Sonoran Desert
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4765:Physiographic regions of Mexico
4730:Ecoregions of the United States
2448:. University of Arizona Press.
2156:Indio Hills Palms State Reserve
1762:Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
1695:western diamondback rattlesnake
4531:Colorado River Storage Project
2811:South Mountain Park – Preserve
2735:Timeline of the Sonoran desert
2127:Anza–Borrego Desert State Park
2122:Sonoran Desert flora arboretum
1645:Anza Borrego Desert State Park
1610:Anza Borrego Desert State Park
501:Gulf of California xeric scrub
139:Gulf of California xeric scrub
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4526:Colorado–Big Thompson Project
2748:The Sonoran Desert Naturalist
2171:Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
1960:desert resort cities such as
1882:tribes, with settlements at
1653:Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
1524:Ascending from the valley up
1136:Average snowfall inches (cm)
688:Köppen climate classification
491:, which separate it from the
474:El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
4695:Deserts and xeric shrublands
4596:Rocky Mountain National Park
2773:Sounds of the Sonoran Desert
2713:Arizona–Sonora Desert Museum
2108:Arizona–Sonora Desert Museum
1912:The next largest cities are
91:Deserts and xeric shrublands
4576:Dead Horse Point State Park
4134:Lower Colorado River Valley
2673:, BBC News, 17 January 2013
2641:United States Census Bureau
2635:September 14, 2007, at the
2595:United States Census Bureau
2039:Mexico–United States border
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1342:Flora of the Sonoran Desert
922:Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
852:Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
134:Colorado Plateau shrublands
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4654:U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
4586:Grand Canyon National Park
4571:Colorado National Monument
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4715:Deserts of North America
4685:Basin and Range Province
1977:Palm Springs, California
1356:The Sonoran Desert near
544:of the Mexican state of
321:Relatively Stable/Intact
4490:Central Arizona Project
4480:Colorado River Aqueduct
4452:Theodore Roosevelt Lake
4412:Flaming Gorge Reservoir
2884:List of deserts by area
2210:List of deserts by area
2073:natural history museums
1804:Callisaurus draconoides
4760:Physiographic sections
4624:Colorado River Compact
4521:Boulder Canyon Project
3466:Gran Desierto de Altar
2297:Terrestrial Ecoregions
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716:Cold semi-arid climate
629:Gran Desierto de Altar
589:Gran Desierto de Altar
582:Baja California desert
497:Baja California desert
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114:Baja California desert
4705:Deserts of California
4613:Arizona v. California
4257:Little Colorado River
3765:North American Arctic
3506:North American Arctic
2591:"U.S. Census website"
2554:Surviving the Sonoran
2534:Washingtonia filifera
2532:California Fan Palm:
2299:. World Wildlife Fund
2186:Skyline Regional Park
2137:Saguaro National Park
2079:and desert landscape
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4725:Ecoregions of Mexico
4561:Arches National Park
4407:Fontenelle Reservoir
4104:Colorado River Basin
4044:Middle Granite Gorge
2616:, Adelheid Fischer,
2491:"The Saguaro Cactus"
2371:www.desertmuseum.org
1783:Haemorhous mexicanus
1711:Colorado River Delta
1578:Fouquieria splendens
1450:Stenocereus thurberi
1438:nightblooming cereus
1426:Ferocactus wislizeni
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3693:Los Médanos de Coro
3441:Channeled scablands
3064:Ramlat al-Sab'atayn
2614:Make No Small Plans
2530:Hogan, C. M. 2009.
2176:South Mountain Park
2054:Mexican goldpoppies
1958:Southern California
1717:Drosophila mettleri
1683:antelope jackrabbit
1617:California fan palm
1542:Parkinsonia florida
1488:desert sand verbena
992:Record low °F (°C)
708:Madrean Sky Islands
576:, to be a separate
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317:Conservation status
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4750:Gulf of California
4700:Deserts of Arizona
4659:William Mulholland
4495:All-American Canal
4485:San Diego Aqueduct
4447:Imperial Reservoir
4267:Roaring Fork River
3486:Jornada del Muerto
2889:Desert exploration
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2695:2009-01-26 at the
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1952:, located in the
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1586:Acacia constricta
1582:whitethorn acacia
1566:crucifixion thorn
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4541:Yuma Project
4341:Grand Valley
4286:Virgin River
4232:Fraser River
4123:
4094:River course
4070:Black Canyon
4027:Grand Canyon
3978:Byers Canyon
3745:Meyer Desert
3603:Little Sandy
3535:
3373:Cabo de Gata
3255:Indus Valley
3175:Badain Jaran
3097:Aral Karakum
3089:Central Asia
3079:Wahiba Sands
2992:Richtersveld
2917:Black Desert
2874:Polar desert
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2688::Reference:
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326:Habitat loss
311:Conservation
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296:Climate type
163:Bird species
4634:Lee's Ferry
4500:Alamo Canal
4475:Grand Ditch
4442:Lake Havasu
4437:Lake Mohave
4427:Lake Powell
4422:Navajo Lake
4351:Glen Canyon
4346:Price-Stubb
4310:Engineering
4262:Paria River
4252:Kanab Creek
4242:Green River
4227:Eagle River
4199:Tributaries
4159:Alamo River
4022:Glen Canyon
4004:Ruby Canyon
3983:Gore Canyon
3653:New Zealand
3633:Sturt Stony
3593:Great Sandy
3531:Smoke Creek
3496:Lechuguilla
3481:Great Sandy
3471:Great Basin
3112:Betpak-Dala
2727:with photos
1966:Palm Desert
1866:Main page:
1594:boojum tree
1472:Indigo bush
1444:spp.), and
1442:Peniocereus
722:) and even
649:Yuma Desert
644:Yuha Desert
615:Sub-regions
591:, with the
562:Yuma Desert
552:Sub-regions
512:Great Basin
446:Great Basin
355:) is a hot
273: /
249:Coordinates
4674:Categories
4376:Palo Verde
4237:Gila River
4207:Blue River
4169:Salton Sea
4114:Grand Lake
3893:New Mexico
3872:California
3740:Antarctica
3703:Patagonian
3688:La Guajira
3628:Strzelecki
3521:Red Desert
3461:Forty Mile
3446:Chihuahuan
3426:Black Rock
3242:South Asia
3227:Taklamakan
3002:Tanezrouft
2600:2019-01-31
2475:August 15,
2428:2010-03-02
2348:6 December
2303:2020-11-16
2273:2020-11-16
2243:References
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1981:Highway 62
1944:California
1926:Hermosillo
1899:Salt River
1872:See also:
1663:See also:
1651:, and the
1538:palo verde
1480:Mormon tea
1446:organ pipe
1406:beavertail
1346:See also:
671:desert in
523:coniferous
389:California
300:Hot desert
225:California
4432:Lake Mead
4336:Windy Gap
4301:Río Hardy
4164:New River
3987:Red Gorge
3770:Greenland
3732:Antarctic
3580:Australia
3456:Escalante
3393:Deliblato
3250:Cholistan
3167:East Asia
2967:Moçâmedes
2013:El Centro
2005:Coachella
1809:Los Cabos
1679:mule deer
1633:Arecaceae
1256:dew point
578:ecoregion
518:deserts.
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3879:Colorado
3799:Category
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3388:Tabernas
3378:Monegros
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2957:Kalahari
2907:Algerian
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3661:Rangipo
3623:Simpson
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3536:Sonoran
3383:Oleshky
3260:Katpana
3232:Tengger
3157:Ustyurt
3147:Sarykum
3122:Karakum
3107:Barsuki
3102:Aralkum
3054:Judaean
3049:Arabian
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2942:Eastern
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2997:Sahara
2977:Nubian
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2912:Bayuda
2899:Africa
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3205:Ordos
3059:Negev
3044:Nefud
2982:Nyiri
2972:Namib
2947:Ferlo
2494:(PDF)
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1560:ssp.
1367:agave
1336:Flora
1249:30.1
1246:40.5
1243:32.1
1240:28.1
1237:30.6
1234:32.0
1231:27.4
1228:17.5
1225:20.4
1222:23.1
1219:31.9
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1081:(14)
1076:(18)
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890:105.4
885:106.5
880:103.2
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820:116.2
815:120.6
810:117.6
805:111.5
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3491:Kaʻū
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1301:51.0
1296:57.7
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1074:0.71
1069:0.74
1055:18.1
1050:19.9
1045:25.8
1040:36.5
1035:51.2
1030:64.5
1025:62.4
1020:52.8
1015:44.3
1010:38.1
1005:29.0
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995:18.1
985:56.5
980:37.8
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970:57.4
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960:78.0
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950:69.2
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940:52.6
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