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Environmental physiology of animals
- Title
- Environmental physiology of animals / Pat Willmer, Graham Stone, Ian Johnston.
- Author
- Willmer, Pat, 1953-
- Publication
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
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- Description
- xiii, 754 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- "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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The nature and levels of adaptation -- 2. Fundamental mechanisms of adaptation -- 3. The problems of size and scale -- 4. Water, ions, and osmotic physiology -- 5. Animal water balance, osmoregulation, and excretion -- 6. Metabolism and energy supply -- 7. Respiration and circulation -- 8. Temperature and its effects -- 9. Excitable tissues : nervous systems and muscles -- 10. Hormones and chemical control systems -- 11. Marine life -- 12. Shorelines and estuaries -- 13. Fresh water -- 14. Special aquatic habitats -- 15. Terrestrial life -- 16. Extreme terrestrial habitats -- 17. Parasitic habitats.
- ISBN
- 1405107243 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781405107242 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2003023170
- V8-K30615
- OCLC
- 53307700
- ocm53307700
- SCSB-5172398
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries