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Animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations

Title
Animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations / Roger Eckert, with chapters 13 and 14 by David Randall.
Author
Eckert, Roger.
Publication
New York : W.H. Freeman, ©1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Randall, David J., 1938-
  • Augustine, George.
Description
x, 683 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Subject
  • Physiology
  • Physiology, Comparative
  • Animal Population Groups > physiology
  • Animals
  • Physiology, Comparative
  • Physiology
  • physiology
  • Tierphysiologie
  • Fysiologie
  • Dieren
  • Enzymen
  • Bioactivering
  • Permeabiliteit
  • Neurale netwerken
  • Fisiologia Animal
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [611]-620.
Contents
  • Glossary, p.621-640.
  • Contents include:- The meaning of physiology -- Physical and chemical concepts -- Enzymes and energetics -- Permeability and transport -- Ions and excitation -- Propagation and transmission of signals -- Sensory mechanisms -- Neural processing and behavior -- Chemical messengers and regulators -- Muscle and movement -- Cell motility -- Osmoregulation and excretion -- Circulation of the blood -- Exchange of gases -- Feeding, digestion, and absorption -- Animal energetics and temperature relations.
ISBN
  • 0716718286
  • 9780716718284
  • 0716719371
  • 9780716719373
  • 9780717618286
  • 0717618285
LCCN
87021085
OCLC
  • ocm16405314
  • 16405314
  • SCSB-1198696
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library