http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xi, 213 pages, (4 pages of plates) : illustrations ; 25 cm.
The Osmotic anatomy of the reptiles -- Evidence for homeostasis -- A Comparative account -- Water and electrolytes in reptiles as a group -- Conclusions -- Water and electrolyte homeostasis -- Basic concepts -- The Maintenance of homeostasis -- Regulatory responses -- The Concept of stress -- Effector systems -- Kidney morphology -- Derivation of renal parameters -- Teh Cloacal-colonic complex in reptiles -- The Cephalic salt-secreting glands -- Osmoregulation in crocodiles, alligators and chelonians -- Extent of environmental exchange -- Kidney and cloaca -- Salt-excreting glands -- Desert tortoises -- Osmoregulation in lizards -- Hypernatraemia and hyperkalaemia in lizards -- Studies of the agamid genus amphibolurus (ctenophorus and pogona) in australia.
The Desert iguana (dipsosaurus dorsalis) in north america -- The Chuckwallas (sauromalus obesus and S. hispidus) -- Two saharan lizards: le fouette-queue (uromastix acanthinurus) and the varanid varanus griseus -- The Mountain or thorny devil (moloch horridus) -- Osmoregulation in snakes -- Conclusions -- Activity and hormonal control of excretory organs -- Avant propos -- The Kidney -- Renal clearances and the handling of water and solutes.
Neurohypophysial hormones -- Adrenocortical hormones -- Localisation of action of arginine vasotocin in kidney tubules -- The Cloacal-colonic complex -- Cephalic salt-secreting glands -- Conclusion -- Thermal homeostasis -- Generalities -- The Interpretation of field studies -- Physiological mechanisms -- Metabolic characteristics of ectotherms -- Sources of heat production in reptiles -- Thermal hysterisis and changes in dermal vascularity -- Panting and evaporative heat loss -- The Pineal eye and photoperiod -- Hormonal influences on thermoregulation.
Behavioural mechanisms -- The Neuronal basis for thermoregulation -- Maintenance of thermal homeostasis in the field -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-198) and indexes.