Animal Physiology
Adaptation and Environment
5th Edition
- Author: Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, Duke University, North Carolina
- Date Published: April 1997
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2017
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521570985
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In this revised, updated, two-color edition of the acclaimed text Animal Physiology, 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 book is structured the same as the previous edition, but every chapter has been updated to take into account recent developments, with numerous new references and figures. New and expanded features include: extensive modifications to the chapter on Movement, Muscle and Biomechanics; new material on respiratory pigments; feeding and digestion in shrimp and hoatzin; plant defense compounds; diving in seals; high temperature tolerance; the patch clamp method for ion channel research; the pineal gland and melatonin. Two-color throughout for clear description and illustration of fundamental principles.
Read more- Every chapter updated with new examples and references
- New emphasis on recent developments in movement and biomechanics
- Clear colour illustrations and text highlights throughout
- The definitive text on animal physiology
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"Schmidt-Nielsen's elegant writing style actually talks to the reader, often anticipating questions....Therefore, as a textbook in elementary biology or physiology, this book should be a high level choice." Stewart Wolf, M.D., Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science
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- Edition: 5th Edition
- Date Published: April 1997
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521570985
- length: 617 pages
- dimensions: 242 x 196 x 37 mm
- weight: 1.401kg
- contains: 348 b/w illus. 200 tables
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2017
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Oxygen:
1. Respiration
2. Blood
3. Circulation
Part II. Food and Energy:
4. Food and fuel
5. Energy metabolism
Part III. Temperature:
6. Temperature effects
7. Temperature regulation
Part IV. Water:
8. Water and osmotic regulation
9. Excretion
Part V. Movement, Information, Integration:
10. Movement, muscle, biomechanics
11. Control and integration
12. Hormonal control
13. Information and senses
Appendices
Index.
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