Comparative Physiology
Primitive Mammals
Herausgeber: Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut; Taylor, Charles Richard; Bolis, Liana
Comparative Physiology
Primitive Mammals
Herausgeber: Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut; Taylor, Charles Richard; Bolis, Liana
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This book attempts to dispel the widely held notion that 'primitive' animals are less advanced or less complex than the 'non-primitive'.
This book attempts to dispel the widely held notion that 'primitive' animals are less advanced or less complex than the 'non-primitive'.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 356
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2009
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
- Gewicht: 578g
- ISBN-13: 9780521106306
- ISBN-10: 0521106303
- Artikelnr.: 26010648
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 356
- Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2009
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
- Gewicht: 578g
- ISBN-13: 9780521106306
- ISBN-10: 0521106303
- Artikelnr.: 26010648
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
1. Biology of the earliest mammals A. W. Crompton; 2. Biological strategies
of living conservative mammals John F. Eisenberg; 3. Milk and mammalian
evolution Olav T. Oftedal; 4. The reptilian digestive system: general
characteristics Charles L. Guard; 5. The gastrointestinal tract of mammals:
major variations C. E. Stevens; 6. Digestive tract and digestive function
in monotremes and nonmacropod marsupials C. J. F. Harrop and I. D. Hume; 7.
Form and function of the macropod marsupial digestive tract I. D. Hume and
D. W. Dellow; 8. The digestive tract: inmsectivore, prosimian, and advanced
primate Edgar T. Clemens; 9. Evolution of mammalian homeothermy: a two-step
process? C. Richard Taylor; 10. Have some mammals remained primitive
thermoregulators? Or is all thermoregulation based on equally primitive
brain functions? John Bligh; 11. What is a primitive thermoregulatory
system H. Craig Heller; 12. The evolution of energy metabolism in mammals
A. J. Hulbert; 13. Metabolic capabilities of monotremes and the evolution
of homeothermy Terence J. Dawson and T. R. Grant; 14. Energy metabolism in
hedgehogs: primitive strategies? Amiram Shkolnik; 15. Relations of
metabolic rate and body temperature Piotr Poczopko; 16. The smallest
insectivores: coping with scarcities of energy and water Stan Lee
Lindstedt; 17. Metabolic levels and biological strategies in shrews Peter
Vogel; 18. The respiratory system of the smallest mammal Eward R. Weibel,
Helgard Claassen, Peter Gehr, Senada Sehovic and Peter H. Burri; 19.
Energetics of locomotion: primitive and advanced mammals C. Richard Taylor;
20. Physiological responses to locomotion in marsupials R. V. Baudinette;
21. Mechanics of locomotion in primitive and advanced mammals Norman C.
Heglund; 22. Elasticity in the locomotion of mammals R. McN. Alexander; 23.
Elastic storage: role of tendons and muscles Giovanni A. Cavagna, G.
Citterio and P. Jacini; 24. Properties and distributions of the fiber types
in the locomotory muscles of mammals Robert B. Armstrong; 25. Endocrines:
problems of phylogeny and evolution P. J. Bentley; 26. Pituitary-ovarian
interactions in marsupials C. H. Tyndale-Biscoe and Susan M. Evans; 27.
Placental function and embryonic development in marsupials Marilyn B.
Renfree; 28. Adrenocorticosteroids in prototherian, metatherian and
eutherian mammals Magda Weiss; 29. The renin-angiotensin system in
marsupials J. R. Blair-West and Angela Gibson; 30. Physiology of the
adrenal; cortex in monotremes C. Sernia; 31. Physiology of the adrenal
cortext in marsupials I. R. McDonald; Index.
of living conservative mammals John F. Eisenberg; 3. Milk and mammalian
evolution Olav T. Oftedal; 4. The reptilian digestive system: general
characteristics Charles L. Guard; 5. The gastrointestinal tract of mammals:
major variations C. E. Stevens; 6. Digestive tract and digestive function
in monotremes and nonmacropod marsupials C. J. F. Harrop and I. D. Hume; 7.
Form and function of the macropod marsupial digestive tract I. D. Hume and
D. W. Dellow; 8. The digestive tract: inmsectivore, prosimian, and advanced
primate Edgar T. Clemens; 9. Evolution of mammalian homeothermy: a two-step
process? C. Richard Taylor; 10. Have some mammals remained primitive
thermoregulators? Or is all thermoregulation based on equally primitive
brain functions? John Bligh; 11. What is a primitive thermoregulatory
system H. Craig Heller; 12. The evolution of energy metabolism in mammals
A. J. Hulbert; 13. Metabolic capabilities of monotremes and the evolution
of homeothermy Terence J. Dawson and T. R. Grant; 14. Energy metabolism in
hedgehogs: primitive strategies? Amiram Shkolnik; 15. Relations of
metabolic rate and body temperature Piotr Poczopko; 16. The smallest
insectivores: coping with scarcities of energy and water Stan Lee
Lindstedt; 17. Metabolic levels and biological strategies in shrews Peter
Vogel; 18. The respiratory system of the smallest mammal Eward R. Weibel,
Helgard Claassen, Peter Gehr, Senada Sehovic and Peter H. Burri; 19.
Energetics of locomotion: primitive and advanced mammals C. Richard Taylor;
20. Physiological responses to locomotion in marsupials R. V. Baudinette;
21. Mechanics of locomotion in primitive and advanced mammals Norman C.
Heglund; 22. Elasticity in the locomotion of mammals R. McN. Alexander; 23.
Elastic storage: role of tendons and muscles Giovanni A. Cavagna, G.
Citterio and P. Jacini; 24. Properties and distributions of the fiber types
in the locomotory muscles of mammals Robert B. Armstrong; 25. Endocrines:
problems of phylogeny and evolution P. J. Bentley; 26. Pituitary-ovarian
interactions in marsupials C. H. Tyndale-Biscoe and Susan M. Evans; 27.
Placental function and embryonic development in marsupials Marilyn B.
Renfree; 28. Adrenocorticosteroids in prototherian, metatherian and
eutherian mammals Magda Weiss; 29. The renin-angiotensin system in
marsupials J. R. Blair-West and Angela Gibson; 30. Physiology of the
adrenal; cortex in monotremes C. Sernia; 31. Physiology of the adrenal
cortext in marsupials I. R. McDonald; Index.
1. Biology of the earliest mammals A. W. Crompton; 2. Biological strategies
of living conservative mammals John F. Eisenberg; 3. Milk and mammalian
evolution Olav T. Oftedal; 4. The reptilian digestive system: general
characteristics Charles L. Guard; 5. The gastrointestinal tract of mammals:
major variations C. E. Stevens; 6. Digestive tract and digestive function
in monotremes and nonmacropod marsupials C. J. F. Harrop and I. D. Hume; 7.
Form and function of the macropod marsupial digestive tract I. D. Hume and
D. W. Dellow; 8. The digestive tract: inmsectivore, prosimian, and advanced
primate Edgar T. Clemens; 9. Evolution of mammalian homeothermy: a two-step
process? C. Richard Taylor; 10. Have some mammals remained primitive
thermoregulators? Or is all thermoregulation based on equally primitive
brain functions? John Bligh; 11. What is a primitive thermoregulatory
system H. Craig Heller; 12. The evolution of energy metabolism in mammals
A. J. Hulbert; 13. Metabolic capabilities of monotremes and the evolution
of homeothermy Terence J. Dawson and T. R. Grant; 14. Energy metabolism in
hedgehogs: primitive strategies? Amiram Shkolnik; 15. Relations of
metabolic rate and body temperature Piotr Poczopko; 16. The smallest
insectivores: coping with scarcities of energy and water Stan Lee
Lindstedt; 17. Metabolic levels and biological strategies in shrews Peter
Vogel; 18. The respiratory system of the smallest mammal Eward R. Weibel,
Helgard Claassen, Peter Gehr, Senada Sehovic and Peter H. Burri; 19.
Energetics of locomotion: primitive and advanced mammals C. Richard Taylor;
20. Physiological responses to locomotion in marsupials R. V. Baudinette;
21. Mechanics of locomotion in primitive and advanced mammals Norman C.
Heglund; 22. Elasticity in the locomotion of mammals R. McN. Alexander; 23.
Elastic storage: role of tendons and muscles Giovanni A. Cavagna, G.
Citterio and P. Jacini; 24. Properties and distributions of the fiber types
in the locomotory muscles of mammals Robert B. Armstrong; 25. Endocrines:
problems of phylogeny and evolution P. J. Bentley; 26. Pituitary-ovarian
interactions in marsupials C. H. Tyndale-Biscoe and Susan M. Evans; 27.
Placental function and embryonic development in marsupials Marilyn B.
Renfree; 28. Adrenocorticosteroids in prototherian, metatherian and
eutherian mammals Magda Weiss; 29. The renin-angiotensin system in
marsupials J. R. Blair-West and Angela Gibson; 30. Physiology of the
adrenal; cortex in monotremes C. Sernia; 31. Physiology of the adrenal
cortext in marsupials I. R. McDonald; Index.
of living conservative mammals John F. Eisenberg; 3. Milk and mammalian
evolution Olav T. Oftedal; 4. The reptilian digestive system: general
characteristics Charles L. Guard; 5. The gastrointestinal tract of mammals:
major variations C. E. Stevens; 6. Digestive tract and digestive function
in monotremes and nonmacropod marsupials C. J. F. Harrop and I. D. Hume; 7.
Form and function of the macropod marsupial digestive tract I. D. Hume and
D. W. Dellow; 8. The digestive tract: inmsectivore, prosimian, and advanced
primate Edgar T. Clemens; 9. Evolution of mammalian homeothermy: a two-step
process? C. Richard Taylor; 10. Have some mammals remained primitive
thermoregulators? Or is all thermoregulation based on equally primitive
brain functions? John Bligh; 11. What is a primitive thermoregulatory
system H. Craig Heller; 12. The evolution of energy metabolism in mammals
A. J. Hulbert; 13. Metabolic capabilities of monotremes and the evolution
of homeothermy Terence J. Dawson and T. R. Grant; 14. Energy metabolism in
hedgehogs: primitive strategies? Amiram Shkolnik; 15. Relations of
metabolic rate and body temperature Piotr Poczopko; 16. The smallest
insectivores: coping with scarcities of energy and water Stan Lee
Lindstedt; 17. Metabolic levels and biological strategies in shrews Peter
Vogel; 18. The respiratory system of the smallest mammal Eward R. Weibel,
Helgard Claassen, Peter Gehr, Senada Sehovic and Peter H. Burri; 19.
Energetics of locomotion: primitive and advanced mammals C. Richard Taylor;
20. Physiological responses to locomotion in marsupials R. V. Baudinette;
21. Mechanics of locomotion in primitive and advanced mammals Norman C.
Heglund; 22. Elasticity in the locomotion of mammals R. McN. Alexander; 23.
Elastic storage: role of tendons and muscles Giovanni A. Cavagna, G.
Citterio and P. Jacini; 24. Properties and distributions of the fiber types
in the locomotory muscles of mammals Robert B. Armstrong; 25. Endocrines:
problems of phylogeny and evolution P. J. Bentley; 26. Pituitary-ovarian
interactions in marsupials C. H. Tyndale-Biscoe and Susan M. Evans; 27.
Placental function and embryonic development in marsupials Marilyn B.
Renfree; 28. Adrenocorticosteroids in prototherian, metatherian and
eutherian mammals Magda Weiss; 29. The renin-angiotensin system in
marsupials J. R. Blair-West and Angela Gibson; 30. Physiology of the
adrenal; cortex in monotremes C. Sernia; 31. Physiology of the adrenal
cortext in marsupials I. R. McDonald; Index.