Environmental Physiology of Animals by Pat Willmer

Environmental Physiology of Animals

Part I: Basic Principles:.

1. The Nature and Levels of Adaptation.

2. Fundamental Mechanisms of Adaptation.

3. The Problems of Size and Scale.

Part II: Central Issues in Comparative Physiology:.

4. Water, Ions and Osmotic Physiology.

5. Animal Water Balance, Osmoregulation and Excretion.

6. Metabolism and Energy Supply.

7. Respiration and Circulation.

8. Temperature and its Effects.

Part III: Coping with the Environment:.

9. Marine Life.

10. Shorelines and Estuaries.

11. Fresh Water.

12. Special Aquatic Habitats.

13. Terrestrial Life.

14. Extreme Terrestrial Habitats.

15. Parasitic Habitats

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