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Respiratory biology of animals : evolutionary and functional morphology / Steven F. Perry, Markus Lambertz, Anke Schmitz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019Copyright date: �2019Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 230 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199238477
  • 0199238472
  • 9780199238460
  • 0199238464
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP121 .P47 2019
Contents:
1. Prolegomena -- 2. A very brief history of respiratory biology -- 3. A primer on respiratory physiology -- 4. Structure, function, and evolution of respiratory proteins -- 5. Coping with extremes -- 6. Respiratory faculties of aquatic invertebrates -- 7. Respiratory faculties of amphibious and terrestrial invertebrates -- 8. Control of breathing in invertebrates -- 9. The evolution of water-breathing respiratory faculties in invertebrates -- 10. The evolution of air-breathing respiratory faculties in invertebrates -- 11. Respiratory faculties of aquatic craniotes -- 12. Respiratory faculties of amphibious and terrestrial craniotes -- 13. Control of breathing in craniotes -- 14. The evolution of water-breathing respiratory faculties in craniotes -- 15. The evolution of air-breathing respiratory faculties in craniotes -- 16. The bottom line.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index.

1. Prolegomena -- 2. A very brief history of respiratory biology -- 3. A primer on respiratory physiology -- 4. Structure, function, and evolution of respiratory proteins -- 5. Coping with extremes -- 6. Respiratory faculties of aquatic invertebrates -- 7. Respiratory faculties of amphibious and terrestrial invertebrates -- 8. Control of breathing in invertebrates -- 9. The evolution of water-breathing respiratory faculties in invertebrates -- 10. The evolution of air-breathing respiratory faculties in invertebrates -- 11. Respiratory faculties of aquatic craniotes -- 12. Respiratory faculties of amphibious and terrestrial craniotes -- 13. Control of breathing in craniotes -- 14. The evolution of water-breathing respiratory faculties in craniotes -- 15. The evolution of air-breathing respiratory faculties in craniotes -- 16. The bottom line.

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