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Comparative Physiology: Life in Water and on Land
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8th International Conference, Crans-Sur-Sierre 1986
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Artikel-Nr:
9780387965154
Veröffentl:
1987
Erscheinungsdatum:
27.07.1987
Seiten:
556
Autor:
Pierre Dejours
Gewicht:
1202 g
Format:
239x170x30 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This volume examines the extent to which the design and function of terrestrial and aquatic animals are determined by the physicochemical properties of the media in which they live. The topic is addressed from the viewpoint of scientists representing a variety of disciplines and approaches. Anatomists, biochemists, biophysicists, physiologists and zoologists each contribute their perspectives. The general topics examined include: respiration; acid base balance; osmoregulation; water and ionic exchanges; nutrient acquisition and absorption; nitrogen and sulfur metabolism; locomotion; sensory information and behaviour; energy metabolism; and temperature and evolution. Four or five papers deal with each of these general topics.
Contents: Introduction.- Respiration and Acid-Base Balance.- Water, Ionic Exchanges, Osmoregulation in the Intact Organism.- Nutrient Absorption: Aquatic vs Terrestrial.- Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism.- Sensory Information and Behaviour.- Locomotion.- Energy Metabolism, Temperature and Evolution.- Water, Ionic Exchanges, Osmoregulation Mechanisms.- List of Participants.- Author Index.- Subject Index.