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The biology of the monotremes /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffiths, Mervyn
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1978.
Subjects:
Monotremes.
Monotremata
Monotrèmes.
Monotremes
Kloakentiere
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The discovery and the general anatomy of the monotremes
  • The different kinds of monotremes, distribution, movements, the crural system, and genetics
  • Food and feeding habits: digestive organs and digestion
  • Miscellaneous physiology
  • Temperature regulation
  • Endocrine glands and the glands of the immune system
  • Special senses, organization of the neocortex, and behavior
  • Reproduction and embryology
  • Lactation, composition of the milk, suckling, and growth of the young
  • The affinities of the monotremes.