Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology

Volume 8

Buch | Softcover

VIII, 138 Seiten

2011 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-75902-4 (ISBN)

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Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology helps biologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of the extensive literature in the field. Providing comprehensive, integrated reviews and sound, critical, and provocative summaries, this series is a must for all active researchers in environmental and comparative physiology.

1 Metabolic Dormancy in Aquatic Invertebrates.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Phylogenetic Survey of Dormancy and Associated Environmental Cues.- 3 Metabolic Arrest During Anaerobic Dormancy.- 4 Coordinated Arrest of Development Under Anoxia.- 5 Anhydrobiosis: Dehydration-Induced Quiescence.- 6 Estivation in Gastropods.- 7 Directions for Future Study.- References.- 2 The Physiology of the Root Effect.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Characterization of the Root Effect.- 3 Root Effect and Swimbladder Function.- 4 Root Effect and Ophthalmic Oxygen Secretion.- 5 Adrenergic Effects.- References.- 3 Na+/H+ Exchanges and Red Blood Cell Functions in Fish.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Evidence for Na+/H+ Exchanges in the Erythrocytes of Hypoxic Trout.- 3 Effects of Na+/H+ Exchanges on the Acid Base Balance of the Blood.- 4 Effects of Na+/H+ Exchanges on Erythrocyte pH.- 5 Effects of Na+/H+ Exchanges on Respiratory Gas Transport.- 6 Other Physiological Situations.- 7 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 4 The Biology of Diving Mammals: Behavioral, Physiological, and Biochemical Limits.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Physiological and Biochemical Limits to Diving.- 3 The Field as a Natural Laboratory.- 4 Diving Efficiency.- 5 "Diving" on Land-Sleep Apnea in Seals.- 6 What is "Normal" for a Diving Mammal?.- References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.12.2011
Reihe/Serie	Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology
Co-Autor	M.A. Castellini, B. Fievet, S.C. Hand, R. Motais, B. Pelster, R.E. Weber
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 138 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 242 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
Schlagworte	Base • Biology • Cell • Development • Diving • endocrinology • Endokrinologie • Environmental Physiology • fish • Invertebrates • mammals • Metabolism • Physiology • Tauchen • Umweltphysiologie
ISBN-10	3-642-75902-5 / 3642759025
ISBN-13	978-3-642-75902-4 / 9783642759024
Zustand	Neuware