Vertebrate ecophysiology an introduction to its principles and applications /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradshaw, S. D. (Sidney Donald)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Physical Description:
xi, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects:
Vertebrates -- Physiology.
Vertebrates -- Ecology.
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Contents:
  • Homeostasis: a fundamental organising paradigm in ecophysiology
  • Stress - the concept and the reality
  • Basic methods used in ecophysiological studies
  • Turnover methodology - theory and practice
  • Case studies of stress - incidence and intensity
  • Survival in deserts
  • Torpor and hibernation in cold climates
  • Marine birds and mammals.

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