Comparative Physiology: Life in Water and on Land

8th International Conference, Crans-Sur-Sierre 1986
1987. Auflage 1987
ISBN: 978-0-387-96515-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 556 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1202 g

Reihe: FIDIA Research Series

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dejours, Pierre

Bolis, Liana

Taylor, C Richard

Weibel, Ewald R

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierphysiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.