Title: Sturkie's avian physiology /
Authors: Whittow, G. Causey,; Sturkie, Paul D.
Date: 2000
Publisher: Academic Press,
Physical description: xiii, 685 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Abstract: "Sturkie's Avian Physiology (Fifth Edition) is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of both domestic and wild birds. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book now includes new chapters on the physiology of incubation and growth. This latest edition, like the earlier editions, is a must for anyone interested in comparative physiology, poultry science, veterinary medicine, and related fields."--Jacket.
Contents: 1. Sensory Physiology: Vision / Onur Gunturkun -- 2. The Avian Ear and Hearing / Reinhold Necker -- 3. The Chemical Senses in Birds / J. Russell Mason and Larry Clark -- 4. The Somatosensory System / Reinhold Necker -- 5. Functional Organization of the Spinal Cor ̃/ Reinhold Necker -- 6. Motor Control System / Jacob L. Dubbeldam -- 7. The Autonomic Nervous System of Avian Species / Wayne J. Kuenzel -- 8. Skeletal Muscle / A.L. Harvey and I.G. Marshall -- 9. The Cardiovascular System / Frank M. Smith, Nigel H. West and David R. Jones -- 10. Respiration / F.L. Powell -- 11. Renal and Extrarenal Regulation of Body Fluid Composition / David L. Goldstein and Erik Skadhauge -- 12. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology / D. Michael Denbow -- 13. Energy Balance / Charles R. Blem -- 14. Regulation of Body Temperature / W.R. Dawson and G.C. Whittow -- 15. Flight / P.J. Butler and C.M. Bishop.
Notes: Previous ed.: Avian physiology / edited by P.D. Sturkie. New York : Springer, 1986.
Subject headings (LCSH): Birds--Physiology.