Animal Life at Low Temperature

AvJohn Davenport

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

To humans, cold has a distinctly positive quality. Probably the richness of descriptive English in this area stems from the early experiences of a group of essentially tropical apes, making their living on a cold and windswept island group half way between the Equator and the Arctic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-24
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:406 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789401050357

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur

Recensioner i media

This new book provides a highly readable account of the ways in which animals of all types cope with a cold environment - Nature; a readable, interesting and useful guide... thoroughly referenced, well illustrated... the breadth of coverage in this section is appealing. Part Two describing Behaviour, Anatomy and Physiology was thorough and contains a well written section on the anatomy and physiology of endotherms. I was particularly impressed with the extensive section covering sleep, torpor and hibernation... the book as a whole is one which thermal physiologists and others interested in the field will find of great general utility - American Zoological; ...can be recommended to any biologist interested in animal life at low temperature, adn especially to those interested in animal behavior - Ethology

Innehållsförteckning

One Introductory Material.- 1 Basic concepts.- 2 The cold environment.- Two Behaviour, Anatomy and Physiology.- 3 Behavioural responses to low temperature.- 4 Anatomy and physiology of endotherms.- 5 Sleep, torpor and hibernation.- Three Life at Temperatures Below 0°C.- 6 Subzero survival in terrestrial animals.- 7 Subzero temperatures and marine ectotherms.- Four Man and Cold.- 8 Man and cold.- Five Cold and Evolution.- 9 Evolution and low temperature.- References.