Includes chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. This book also includes comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. It analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic.
Includes chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. This book also includes comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. It analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic.
Pat Willmer began her research career in neurobiology at Cambridge, progressively switching to broader interests in invertebrate physiology and the interactions of physiology, ecology, and behavior. Her current interests at St Andrews mainly focus on insect environmental physiology, and effects on insect-plant interactions. Graham Stone began his research career in entomology at Oxford, progressively switching to broader aspects of the biology of insect-plant interactions. His current interests at Edinburgh mainly focus on pollination ecology (particularly of Acacia communities in Africa) and the biology of oak gallwasps. Ian A. Johnston began his research career at Hull and Bristol. His research group at St Andrews is currently utilizing genomic, molecular, physiological, structural, and whole organism approaches to investigate muscle development and growth in teleost fish, with particular reference to temperature adaptation and the evolution of Antarctic and Arctic species.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface To Second Edition.
Preface To First Edition.
Acknowledgments.
List Of Abbreviations.
Part I: Basic Principles:.
1. The Nature And Levels Of Adaptation.
2. Fundamental Mechanisms Of Adaptation.
3. The Problems Of Size And Scale.
Part II: Central Issues In Comparative Physiology:.
4. Water, Ions, And Osmotic Physiology.
5. Animal Water Balance, Osmoregulation, And Excretion.
Part II: Central Issues In Comparative Physiology:.
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:.
Part III: Coping With The Environment:.
Introduction.
11. Marine Life.
12. Shorelines And Estuaries.
13. Fresh Water.
14. Special Aquatic Habitats.
15. Terrestrial Life.
16. Extreme Terrestrial Habitats.
17. Parasitic Habitats.
References.
Index
Rezensionen
"...this second edition confirms its status as the first place I would go for guidance in unfamiliar physiological territory. Its level is perfect for undergraduates...this is a terrific text, and one that I recommend unreservedly." Andrew Clarke, British Antarctic Survey, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, August 2004
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