Comparative physiology / 
edited by William H. Dantzler. 
 - New York :  Published for the American Physiological Society by Oxford University Press,  1997. 
 - 1 v. (xi, 749 p.) :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
 - Handbook of physiology ;  section 13 .
 - Handbook of physiology (Bethesda, Md.) ;  section 13. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface; 1. Adaption and the Evolution of Physiological Characters; 2. Vertebrate Nervous Systems; 3. Vertebrate Locomotion; 4. Vertebrate Cardiovascular Systems; 5. Vertebrate Respiratory Gas Exchange; 6. Vertebrate Hemoglobins; 7. Vertebrate Gastrointestinal Systems; 8. Vertebrate Renal Systems; 9. Extrarenal Mechanisms in Hydromineral and Acid-Base Regulation in Aquatic Verte- brates; 10. Vertebrate Endocrinology; 11. Invertebrate Nervous Systems; 12. Invertebrate Locomotor Systems; 13. Invertebrate Circulatory Systems; 14. Invertebrate Respiratory Systems; 15. Invertebrate Blood Oxygen Carriers; 16. Nutrient Absorption in Invertebrates; 17. Mechanisms of Excretion and Ion Transport in Invertebrates; 18. Invertebrate Endocrinology; 19. Temperature Relationships: From Molecules to Biogeography; 20. Anhydrobiosis: Cellular Adaption to Extreme Dehydration; 21. Adaptions to Variations in Oxygen Tensions by Vertebrates and Invertebrates; 22. Variations in Salinity and/or Osmolarity; 23. Mechanical and Metabolic Design of the Muscular System; 24. Daily and Seasonal Rhythms 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>019507419X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96043735  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physiology, Comparative.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP6  QP33  / .H25 1977 sect. 13 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612 DAN.1