Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology
3rd Edition
- Author: Peter J. Bentley, University of Western Australia, Perth
- Date Published: June 1998
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521629980
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The third edition of this popular textbook retains the successful format of previous editions, dealing with the nature, actions and roles of hormones among vertebrate animals. Special emphasis is placed on the evolution and origins of hormones and their receptors, on the role of hormones in the physiological coordination of vertebrates, and on dealing with each endocrine process in the context of the organism's physiology, ecology and evolution. Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology discusses the intimate physiology of the endocrine system and the pivotal role of hormones in coordinating basic body processes such as nutrition, reproduction, calcium metabolism and osmoregulation, as well as their contributions to animal coloration, molting and development. The species included range from lower chordates through to mammals, including marsupials.
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- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Date Published: June 1998
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521629980
- length: 548 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 190 x 27 mm
- weight: 1.18kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Comparative morphology of the endocrine tissues
3. The chemical structure, polymorphism, and evolution of hormones
4. The life history of hormones
5. Hormones and nutrition
6. Hormones and calcium metabolism
7. Hormones and the integument
8. Hormones and osmoregulation
9. Hormones and reproduction
References
Index.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Comparative Endocrinology
- Vertebrate Embryology
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