Sidney Donald Bradshaw

Homeostasis in Desert Reptiles (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Amongst vertebrates, reptiles are the animals most adapted or suited to the hostile conditions in desert environments. S.D. Bradshaw describes in his book how they manage to survive there.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 213
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642603556
• Artikelnr.: 53381667

Autorenporträt

Amongst vertebrates, reptiles are the animals most adapted or suited to the hostile conditions in desert environments. S.D. Bradshaw describes in his book how they manage to survive there.

Inhaltsangabe

1 The Osmotic Anatomy of the Reptiles.- 1.1 Evidence for Homeostasis.- 1.2 A Comparative Account.- 1.3 Water and Electrolytes in Reptiles as a Group.- 1.4 Conclusions.- 2 Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis.- 2.1 Basic Concepts.- 2.2 The Maintenance of Homeostasis.- 2.3 Effector Systems.- 2.4 Osmoregulation in Crocodiles, Alligators and Chelonians.- 2.5 Osmoregulation in Lizards.- 2.6 Osmoregulation in Snakes.- 2.7 Conclusions.- 3 Activity and Hormonal Control of Excretory Organs.- 3.1 Avant Propos.- 3.2 The Kidney.- 3.3 The Cloacal-Colonic Complex.- 3.4 Cephalic Salt-Secreting Glands.- 3.5 Conclusion.- 4 Thermal Homeostasis.- 4.1 Generalities.- 4.2 The Interpretation of Field Studies.- 4.3 Physiological Mechanisms.- 4.4 Behavioural Mechanisms.- 4.5 Conclusion.- 5 Conclusion.- References.