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Author : European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : 3805544715
Author : Pat Willmer,Graham Stone,Ian Johnston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444309225
The new and updated edition of this accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of the comparative physiology of animals within an environmental context. Includes two brand new chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. Discusses both comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. Analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic. Examines mechanisms and responses beyond physiology. Applies an evolutionary perspective to the analysis of environmental adaptation. Provides modern molecular biology insights into the mechanistic basis of adaptation, and takes the level of analysis beyond the cell to the membrane, enzyme and gene. Incorporates more varied material from a wide range of animal types, with less of a focus purely on terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals and rather more about the spectacularly successful strategies of invertebrates. A companion site for this book with artwork for downloading is available at: www.blackwellpublishing.com/willmer/
Author : European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : 3805544707
Author : European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : OCLC:15415971
Author : Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1997-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521570980
How do dolphins catch fish in murky water? Why do moths drink from puddles? How do birds' eggs breathe? How do animals work? In this revised and updated edition of the acclaimed text Animal Physiology, the answers are revealed. In clear and stimulating style, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen introduces and develops the fundamental principles of animal physiology according to major environmental features - oxygen, food and energy, temperature, and water. The structure of the book is unchanged from the previous edition, but every chapter has been updated to take into account recent developments, with numerous new references and figures. Animal Physiology is suitable as a text for undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in physiology. As with previous editions, students, teachers as well as researchers will find this book a valuable and enjoyable companion to course work and research.
Author : Lawrence C.H. Wang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642740787
When survival is challenged by the cold, animals react by employing both behavioral and physiological solutions. Depending on the magni tude of the cold stress and the nature of the adjustment, simple avoidance or sophisticated capacity or resistance compensations may be used. Thus, migration, shelter seeking, metabolic and insulative compen sation, torpor, and freezing avoidance and tolerance are successful tac tics used by diverse groups of animals. To understand and appreciate the benefits of these tactics, it is necessary to examine not only the well being of the whole animal but also their basic underlying mechanisms. In ad dition, it is also of fundamental importance to grasp how seasonal cold affects the survivorship and reproductive success of populations when confronted by a general reduction in primary productivity and an elevated energy cost for maintenance (e. g. in endotherms). In this regard, a synthetic overview which integrates aspects of cell biology, biochem istry, physiology, neurobiology, behavior, and population biology should be a fruitful approach in providing a holistic understanding on how animals adapt to cold. The present volume is an attempt to achieve such an overview; its objective is to provide a depth and breadth of coverage that is essential to a full appreciation of animal adaptation to cold. It is the hope of the contributing authors that this book will serve as an effective reference text for all senior undergraduate and graduate students as well as research scientists with an interest in cold physiology.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642785986
ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY helps biologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of the extensive literature in thefield. Providing comprehensive, integrated reviews and sound, critical, and provocative summaries, this series is a must for all active researchers in environmental and comparative physiology. The present volume contains six reviews on: - Motile Activities of Fish Chromatophores. - Epithelial Transport of Heavy Metals. - Heavy Metal Cytotoxicity in Marine Organisms. - Comparative Pulmonary Morphology and Morphometry. - Molecular Adaptations in Resistance to Penicillins. - Molecular Adaptations of Enzymes From Thermophilic and Psychrophilic Organisms.
Author : Philip C. Withers,Christine E. Cooper,Shane K. Maloney,Francisco Bozinovic,Ariovaldo P. Cruz Neto
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191092688
Mammals are the so-called "pinnacle" group of vertebrates, successfully colonising virtually all terrestrial environments as well as the air (bats) and sea (especially pinnipeds and cetaceans). How mammals function and survive in these diverse environments has long fascinated mammologists, comparative physiologists and ecologists. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Mammals explores the physiological mechanisms and evolutionary necessities that have made the spectacular adaptation of mammals possible. It summarises our current knowledge of the complex and sophisticated physiological approaches that mammals have for survival in a wide variety of ecological and environmental contexts: terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic. The authors have a strong comparative and quantitative focus in their broad approach to exploring mammal ecophysiology. As with other books in the Ecological and Environmental Physiology Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of mammals, their adaptations to extreme environments, and current experimental techniques and future research directions are also considered. This accessible text is suitable for graduate level students and researchers in the fields of mammalian comparative physiology and physiological ecology, including specialist courses in mammal ecology. It will also be of value and use to the many professional mammologists requiring a concise overview of the topic.
Author : Lawrence C.H. Wang,J.A. Boulant
Publisher : Springer
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989-07-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : WISC:89017462078
Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology helps biologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of the extensive literature in the field. Providing comprehensive, integrated reviews and sound, critical, and provocative summaries, this series is a must for all active researchers in environmental and comparative physiology.
Author : Raymond Kirsch,Brahim Lahlou,Paul Pévet (professeur de neurosciences).)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : OCLC:15365329
Author : Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Physiology
ISBN : UVA:X001390903
Food and energy. Oxygen. Temperature. Water. Movements. Information. Integration.
Author : Denis Vieira de Andrade,Catherine R. Bevier,José Eduardo de Carvalho
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781315356198
Despite their diversity, amphibians and reptiles share many physiological traits, such as their dependence on external heat sources for body temperature regulation, that are of pivotal importance to their ability to cope with the environment. Considerable variation in physiological capabilities exists in these groups and often can be related to seasonal and geographic differences in environmental parameters. This book provides a comprehensive and integrative view of the interplay between physiology and behavior in amphibians and reptiles, leading to a better understanding of the subject. The book covers topics that have recently been in the spotlight for scientific research on the physiology, behavior, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. It brings together recent information from a range of disciplines that address critical topics for understanding their biology. As these studies are scattered across articles in specialized journals, this book provides a single and expanded source summarizing such advancements. Amphibian and Reptile Adaptations to the Environment: Interplay Between Physiology and Behavior maintains a solid scientific basis for the biological topics covered. However, it presents the material in a clear and direct manner so that it is accessible even to non-biologists interested in the basic biology, behavior, and ecology of these animals as well as how these elements are connected to their conservation.
Author : Peter W. Hochachka,George N. Somero
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195353679
The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating insights into how organisms "work" and how they evolve to sustain physiological function under a vast array of environmental conditions. This book describes how the abilities of organisms to thrive in widely different environments derive from two fundamental classes of biochemical adaptions: modifications of core biochemical processes that allow a common set of physiological functions to be conserved, and "inventions" of new biochemical traits that allow entry into novel habitats. Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanisms and Process in Physiological Evolution asks two primary questions. First, how have the core biochemical systems found in all species been adaptively modified to allow the same fundamental types of physiological processes to be sustained throughout the wide range of habitat conditions found in the biosphere? Second, through what types of genetic and biochemical processes have new physiological functions been fabricated? The primary audience for this book is faculty, senior undergraduates, and graduate students in environmental biology, comparative physiology, and marine biology. Other likely readers include workers in governmental laboratories concerned with environmental issues, medical students interested in some elements of the book, and medical researchers.
Author : Richard W. Hill
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39076005243469
Organism and environment; Energy metabolism; Thermal relationship; Exchanges of salts and water: mechanisms; Exchanges of salts and water: integration; Nitrogen excretion and other aspects of nitrogen metabolism; Renal organs and excretion; Exchanges of oxygen and carbon dioxide: basic principles, respiratory anvironments, and external respiration; Exchanges of exygen and carbon dioxide: transport in body fluids; Circulation; Metabolic responses to oxygen deficiency and lowered availability of oxygen; The active animal.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642733758
Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology provides comprehensive, integrated reviews giving sound, critical, and provocative summaries of our present knowledge in environmental and comparative physiology, from the molecular to the organismic level. The field has now gained the international status it deserves and the organization of a series devoted to it is very timely in view of its actual rapid development. Biologists, physiologists, and biochemists, independently of their basic scientific orientation, will find this new series of major interest.