Ecological And Environmental Physiology Of Mammals

Author : Philip Carew Withers,Christine E. Cooper,Shane K. Maloney,Francisco Bozinovic,Ariovaldo P. Cruz-Neto
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199642717

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Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Mammals by Philip Carew Withers,Christine E. Cooper,Shane K. Maloney,Francisco Bozinovic,Ariovaldo P. Cruz-Neto Pdf

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 : Pat Willmer,Graham Stone,Ian Johnston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444309225

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Environmental Physiology of Animals by Pat Willmer,Graham Stone,Ian Johnston Pdf

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 : W. B. Vernberg,F. J. Vernberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642653346

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Environmental Physiology of Marine Animals by W. B. Vernberg,F. J. Vernberg Pdf

Within recent years man has become increasingly aware of the disastrous environmental changes that he has introduced, and therefore society is now more concerned about understanding the adaptations organisms have evolved in order to survive and flourish in their environment. Because much of the information pertaining to this subject is scattered in various journals or special symposia proceedings, our purpose in writing this book is to bring together in a college-and graduate-student text the principal concepts of the environmental physiology of the animals that inhabit one of the major realms of the earth, the sea. Our book is not meant to be a definitive treatise on the physiological adap tation of the animals that inhabit the marine environment. Instead, we have tried to highlight some of the physiological mechanisms through which these animals have been able to meet the challenges of their environment. We have not written this book for anyone particular scientific discipline; rather, we hope that it will have an interdisciplinary appeal. It is meant to be both a reference text and a text for teaching senior undergraduate and graduate courses in marine biology, physiological ecology of marine animals, and envi ronmental physiology of marine animals.

Author : Brian Eddy,Richard D. Handy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199540952

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Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Fishes by Brian Eddy,Richard D. Handy Pdf

Fish have evolved to colonise almost every type of aquatic habitat and today they are a hugely diverse group of over 25,000 species. This title presents a current and comprehensive overview of fish physiology to demonstrate how living fish function in their environment.

Author : J. Bligh,Alister Gordon Macdonald
Publisher : Halsted Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822011996691

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Environmental Physiology of Animals by J. Bligh,Alister Gordon Macdonald Pdf

Author : F. Brian Eddy,Richard D. Handy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199540945

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Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Fishes by F. Brian Eddy,Richard D. Handy Pdf

Fish have evolved to colonise almost every type of aquatic habitat and today they are a hugely diverse group of over 25,000 species. This title presents a current and comprehensive overview of fish physiology to demonstrate how living fish function in their environment.

Author : J. Eduardo P. W. Bicudo,William A. Buttemer,Mark A. Chappell,James T. Pearson,Claus Bech
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199228447

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Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds by J. Eduardo P. W. Bicudo,William A. Buttemer,Mark A. Chappell,James T. Pearson,Claus Bech Pdf

Examining avian physiology in detail, this text specifically addresses the unique physiological characteristics of birds, although experimental techniques and future research directions are also considered.

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 : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191092671

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Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Mammals by Philip C. Withers,Christine E. Cooper,Shane K. Maloney,Francisco Bozinovic,Ariovaldo P. Cruz Neto Pdf

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 : George Edgar Folk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Adaptation (Physiology)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105042305388

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Introduction to Environmental Physiology by George Edgar Folk Pdf

Covers biological rhythms, temperature regulation, responses to cold, heat, low and high pressure, hibernation.

Author : Lawrence C.H. Wang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642740787

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Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology by Lawrence C.H. Wang Pdf

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 : J. Eduardo P. W. Bicudo,William A. Buttemer,Mark A. Chappell,James T. Pearson,Claus Bech
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191574115

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Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds by J. Eduardo P. W. Bicudo,William A. Buttemer,Mark A. Chappell,James T. Pearson,Claus Bech Pdf

Birds have colonized almost every terrestrial habitat on the planet - from the poles to the tropics, and from deserts to high mountain tops. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds focuses on our current understanding of the unique physiological characteristics of birds that are of particular interest to ornithologists, but also have a wider biological relevance. An introductory chapter covers the basic avian body plan and their still-enigmatic evolutionary history. The focus then shifts to a consideration of the essential components of that most fundamental of avian attributes: the ability to fly. The emphasis here is on feather evolution and development, flight energetics and aerodynamics, migration, and as a counterpoint, the curious secondary evolution of flightlessness that has occurred in several lineages. This sets the stage for subsequent chapters, which present specific physiological topics within a strongly ecological and environmental framework. These include gas exchange, thermal and osmotic balance, 'classical' life history parameters (male and female reproductive costs, parental care and investment in offspring, and fecundity versus longevity tradeoffs), feeding and digestive physiology, adaptations to challenging environments (high altitude, deserts, marine habitats, cold), and neural specializations (notably those important in foraging, long-distance navigation, and song production). Throughout the book classical studies are integrated with the latest research findings. Numerous important and intriguing questions await further work, and the book concludes with a discussion of methods (emphasizing cutting-edge technology), approaches, and future research directions.

Author : William H. Karasov,Carlos Martínez del Rio
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780691074535

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Physiological Ecology by William H. Karasov,Carlos Martínez del Rio Pdf

Unlocking the puzzle of how animals behave and how they interact with their environments is impossible without understanding the physiological processes that determine their use of food resources. But long overdue is a user-friendly introduction to the subject that systematically bridges the gap between physiology and ecology. Ecologists--for whom such knowledge can help clarify the consequences of global climate change, the biodiversity crisis, and pollution--often find themselves wading through an unwieldy, technically top-heavy literature. Here, William Karasov and Carlos Martínez del Rio present the first accessible and authoritative one-volume overview of the physiological and biochemical principles that shape how animals procure energy and nutrients and free themselves of toxins--and how this relates to broader ecological phenomena. After introducing primary concepts, the authors review the chemical ecology of food, and then discuss how animals digest and process food. Their broad view includes symbioses and extends even to ecosystem phenomena such as ecological stochiometry and toxicant biomagnification. They introduce key methods and illustrate principles with wide-ranging vertebrate and invertebrate examples. Uniquely, they also link the physiological mechanisms of resource use with ecological phenomena such as how and why animals choose what they eat and how they participate in the exchange of energy and materials in their biological communities. Thoroughly up-to-date and pointing the way to future research, Physiological Ecology is an essential new source for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students-and an ideal synthesis for professionals. The most accessible introduction to the physiological and biochemical principles that shape how animals use resources Unique in linking the physiological mechanisms of resource use with ecological phenomena An essential resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students An ideal overview for researchers

Author : Gideon Louw
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Animal ecophysiology
ISBN : UCSD:31822016453177

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Physiological Animal Ecology by Gideon Louw Pdf

A textbook for undergraduates in the life sciences, especially for students of ecology, who tend to lack an understanding of the physiological basis of animal behavior and survival tactics. Discusses the physical and physiological principles of temperature regulation, water relations, nutrition and energy, and reproduction and the environment. Co-published with Wiley. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Martin E. Feder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521349389

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New Directions in Ecological Physiology by Martin E. Feder Pdf

This 1988 book outlines conceptual approaches to the study of physiological adaptation in animals.

Author : Andrei Nikolaevich,Andrei Nikolaevich Ural
Publisher : Koros Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Animal ecophysiology
ISBN : 1781632790

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Environmental Physiology of Animals by Andrei Nikolaevich,Andrei Nikolaevich Ural Pdf

Presenting comprehensive coverage of the comparative physiology of animals, in a strongly environmental context, this book provides full analysis of the basic principles of physiological adaptations, in both vertebrates and invertebrates. It also includes chapters on the control systems (nervous and sensory systems, muscles, and hormones) and how they allow integration with the environment, suitable for introductory courses on excitable tissues.