TY - BOOK AU - Dantzler,William H. TI - Comparative physiology T2 - Handbook of physiology SN - 019507419X (alk. paper) AV - QP6QP33 .H25 1977 sect. 13 U1 - 612 DAN.1 20 PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Published for the American Physiological Society by Oxford University Press KW - Physiology, Comparative N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0603/96043735-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0603/96043735-t.html ER -