Environmental physiology of animals / Willmer, P. ; Stone, G. ; Johnston, I.A. (2005)  

Public ISBD Titre : Environmental physiology of animals Type de document : livre Auteurs : Willmer, P. ; Stone, G. ; Johnston, I.A. Mention d'édition : 02 éd. Editeur : Malden : Blackwell Année de publication : 2005 Importance : 754 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-4051-0724-2 Note générale : Inventaire 2008: Pointé en rayon le 10/04/2008 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adaptation  Animal physiology  Ecophysiology  Habitats Résumé : The new and updated edition of this accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of the comparative physiology of animals within an environmental context. *Includes two brand new chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. * Discusses both comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. * Analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic. * Examines mechanisms and responses beyond physiology. * Applies an evolutionary perspective to the analysis of environmental adaptation. * Provides modern molecular biology insights into the mechanistic basis of adaptation, and takes the level of analysis beyond the cell to the membrane, enzyme and gene. * Incorporates more varied material from a wide range of animal types, with less of a focus purely on terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals and rather more about the spectacularly successful strategies of invertebrates. Note de contenu : Hbk; En ligne : http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003023170.html Environmental physiology of animals [livre] / Willmer, P. ; Stone, G. ; Johnston, I.A.  . -  02 éd. . - Malden : Blackwell, 2005 . - 754 p. ISBN : 978-1-4051-0724-2 Inventaire 2008: Pointé en rayon le 10/04/2008 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adaptation  Animal physiology  Ecophysiology  Habitats Résumé : The new and updated edition of this accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of the comparative physiology of animals within an environmental context. *Includes two brand new chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. * Discusses both comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. * Analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic. * Examines mechanisms and responses beyond physiology. * Applies an evolutionary perspective to the analysis of environmental adaptation. * Provides modern molecular biology insights into the mechanistic basis of adaptation, and takes the level of analysis beyond the cell to the membrane, enzyme and gene. * Incorporates more varied material from a wide range of animal types, with less of a focus purely on terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals and rather more about the spectacularly successful strategies of invertebrates. Note de contenu : Hbk; En ligne : http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003023170.html

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Code-barres	Cote	Support	Localisation	Section	Disponibilité
67748	Wil_4_67748	Livre	Salle des ouvrages	04_Ecologie_animale	Disponible

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