Environmental physiology of animals /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, Mass. :
Blackwell Pub.,
2005.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Book review (E-STREAMS) |
Table of Contents:
- The nature and levels of adaptation
- fundamental mechanisms of adaptation
- The problems of size and scale
- Water, Ions, and osmotic physiology
- Animal water balance, osmoregulations, and excretion
- Metabolism and energy supply
- Respiration and circulation
- Temperature and its effects
- Excitable tissues: nervous systems and muscles
- Hormones and chemical control systems
- Marine life
- Shorelines and estuaries
- Fresh water
- Special aquatic habitats
- Terrestrial life
- Extreme terrestrial habitats
- Parasitic habitats.