Environmental physiology of animals
By: Pat Willmer, Graham Stone, Ian Johnston
Contributors: Stone, G.; Johnston, Ian A.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 754
ISBN-13: 9781405107242
Subjects: Fysiologie; Animal; Dieren; Physiological Adaptation; Fisiologia animal; Influence du milieu; Tierphysiologie; Adaptação fisiológica; Écophysiologie; Adaptation (Physiology); Ecologische aspecten; Physiologie comparée; Ecofisiologia; Adaptation (Physiologie); Ecophysiology; Umweltfaktor; Comparative Physiology
Description: "The book provides a stand-alone core text for undergraduate courses in comparative physiology, animal physiology, and environmental physiology. In addition it also provides key material for integrating across modules in any environmental biology degree."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature and levels of adaptation; title: fundamental mechanisms of adaptation; title: The problems of size and scale; title: Water, Ions, and osmotic physiology; title: Animal water balance, osmoregulations, and excretion; title: Metabolism and energy supply; title: Respiration and circulation; title: Temperature and its effects; title: Excitable tissues: nervous systems and muscles; title: Hormones and chemical control systems; title: Marine life; title: Shorelines and estuaries; title: Fresh water; title: Special aquatic habitats; title: Terrestrial life; title: Extreme terrestrial habitats; title: Parasitic habitats.