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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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Comparative Physiology: Life in Water and on Land
Book Subtitle: 8th International Conference, Crans-sur-Sierre 1986
Editors: Pierre Dejours, Liana Bolis, C. Richard Taylor, Ewald R. Weibel
Series Title: FIDIA Research Series
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 1987
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-96515-4Due: 27 July 1987
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 556
Additional Information: Jointly published with Liviana Press, Padova, Italy