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Osmoregulation in Birds

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. Erik Skadhauge

    1. Institute of Medical Physiology, Dept. A, University of Copenhagen, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen N, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Zoophysiology (ZOOPHYSIOLOGY, volume 12)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 1-12

  3. Intake of Water and Sodium Chloride

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 13-29

  4. Uptake Through the Gut

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 30-39

  5. Evaporation

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 40-52

  6. Function of the Kidney

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 53-91

  7. Function of the Cloaca

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 92-124

  8. Function of the Salt Gland

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 125-143

  9. Interaction Among the Excretory Organs

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 144-150

  10. A Brief Survey of Hormones and Osmoregulation

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 151-155

  11. Problems of Life in the Desert, of Migration, and of Egg-Laying

    • Erik Skadhauge
    Pages 156-174

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 175-205
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About this book

The approach of this treatise is physiological throughout. In the eyes of the author it answers the rhetorical question raised by Maurice B. Visscher at the Physiology Congress in Washington D. C. in 1968: Does physiology exist? What he meant by this question was whether the fields of cellular physiology and physiology of the various organ systems had become so large that physiology as such had vanished. The firm answer is that physiology does indeed exist. Although it is important to study physiological problems at the subcellular level, it is importan- and equally difficult - to study organ regulation at the cellular level, organ interaction, and integration into the whole organism. An account of avian osmoregulation from an integrated point of view is attempted in this book. Since reading Homer W. Smith's From Fish to Philosopher and August Krogh's Osmoregulation in Aquatic Animals verte­ brate osmoregulation has been in the center of the author's interest. The focus was set on avian osmoregulation after personal contact with the School of Krogh when working in the laboratory of Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen. The fundamental concepts and isotope techniques introduced by Hans H. Ussing have been of constant inspiration. An excellent example for the study of osmoregulation at the cellular level was given by the late Jean Maetz. The writing of this book was suggested by Donald S. Farner who is thanked for thorough editorial assistance, and especially with help in the subtle semantic peculiarities of the English language.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Medical Physiology, Dept. A, University of Copenhagen, The Panum Institute, Copenhagen N, Denmark

    Erik Skadhauge

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Osmoregulation in Birds

  • Authors: Erik Skadhauge

  • Series Title: Zoophysiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81585-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-81587-4Published: 15 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-81585-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0720-1842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 205

  • Topics: Zoology

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