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Author Withers, Philip C. (Philip Carew), author.

Title Ecological and environmental physiology of mammals / Philip C. Withers, Christine E. Cooper, Shane K. Maloney, Francisco Bozinovic, Ariovaldo P. Cruz-Neto
Edition First edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 590 pages) : illustrations
Series Ecological and environmental physiology series (EEPS) ; volume 5
Ecological and environmental physiology series ; v. 5.
Contents Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction to Mammals; 1.1 Living Mammals; 1.1.1 Monotremes, Marsupials, and Placentals; 1.1.2 Characteristics of Living Mammals; 1.1.3 Phylogeny; 1.2 The Mammalian Bauplan in an Evolutionary Context; 1.2.1 Body Mass; 1.2.2 Skin and Fur; 1.2.3 Endothermy and Energetics; 1.2.4 Respiration; 1.2.5 Circulation; 1.2.6 Digestion; 1.2.7 Locomotion; 1.2.8 Excretion; 1.2.9 Neurobiology; 1.2.10 Reproduction and Development; 1.3 Early Mammals; 1.3.1 Characteristics of Early Mammals; 1.3.2 Transition from Mammal-Like Reptiles to Mammals; 1.3.3 Mammalian Evolutionary History
1.3.4 Historical Zoogeography1.4 Ecological and Environmental Diversity of Mammals; 1.4.1 Climate and Biomes; 1.4.2 Zoogeography; 1.4.3 Habitats and Diet; 1.5 Importance of Mammals; 1.5.1 Pinnacle Taxon; 1.5.2 Conservation; 1.5.3 Human Perspective; 2 General Physiological Principles; 2.1 Scaling; 2.1.1 Isometry and Allometry; 2.1.2 Physiological Variables; 2.1.3 Life History Variables; 2.2 Control Systems; 2.2.1 Regulation of Homeostasis; 2.2.2 Neural Control; 2.2.3 Chemical Control; 2.2.4 Glands; 2.2.4.1 Exocrine Glands; 2.2.4.2 Endocrine Glands; 2.3 Energy Balance
2.3.1 Anaerobic Metabolism2.3.2 Aerobic Metabolism; 2.3.3 Joule Equivalents of Food; 2.4 Thermal Balance; 2.4.1 Temperature; 2.4.2 Thermal Exchange; 2.4.3 Body Temperature Regulation; 2.5 Gas Exchange; 2.5.1 O2 and CO2 Cascades; 2.5.2 Diffusion; 2.5.3 Convection; 2.5.4 Gas Laws; 2.5.5 Flow through Vessels; 2.5.6 Acid-Base Balance; 2.6 Digestion; 2.6.1 Digestive Tract; 2.6.2 Digestive Function; 2.6.3 Digestibility; 2.6.4 Specific Dynamic Action; 2.7 Water and Solute Balance; 2.7.1 Water and Solute Intake; 2.7.2 Water and Solute Loss; 2.8 Locomotion; 2.8.1 Walking and Running
2.8.2 Gliding and Flying2.8.3 Swimming and Diving; 2.9 Reproduction and Development; 2.9.1 Egg-Laying; 2.9.2 Live Birth; 3 Physiological Characteristics of Mammals; 3.1 Energetics; 3.1.1 Basal Metabolic Rate; 3.1.2 Incremental Metabolic Rate; 3.1.2.1 Locomotion; 3.1.2.2 Digestion; 3.1.2.3 Summit Metabolism; 3.1.3 Field Metabolic Rate; 3.2 Thermoregulation; 3.2.1 Body Temperature; 3.2.2 Evolution of Endothermy; 3.2.3 Thermogenesis; 3.2.3.1 Shivering Thermogenesis; 3.2.3.2 Non-shivering Thermogenesis; 3.2.3.3 Brown Adipose Tissue; 3.2.3.4 Insulation; 3.2.4 Heterothermy
3.2.4.1 Regional Heterothermy3.2.4.2 Temporal Heterothermy; 3.2.5 Heat loss; 3.2.5.1 Non-evaporative Heat Loss; 3.2.5.2 Evaporative Heat Loss; 3.2.6 Fever; 3.2.7 Development; 3.2.8 Bergmann's and Other 'Rules'; 3.3 Ventilation; 3.3.1 Airways and Lungs; 3.3.2 Ventilatory Mechanics; 3.3.3 Ventilatory Control; 3.3.4 Fetal and Newborn Ventilation; 3.4 Circulation; 3.4.1 Blood; 3.4.2 The Heart; 3.4.3 Lymphatic System; 3.4.4 Gas and Heat Transport; 3.4.5 Fetal and Newborn Circulation; 3.5 Feeding and Digestion; 3.5.1 Foods and Consumers; 3.5.1.1 Insectivores and Carnivores; 3.5.1.2 Omnivores
Summary Mammals are the so-called "pinnacle" group of vertebrates, successfully colonising virtually all terrestrial environments as well as the air (bats) and sea (especially pinnipeds and cetaceans). How mammals function and survive in these diverse environments has long fascinated mammologists, comparative physiologists and ecologists. 'Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Mammals' explores the physiological mechanisms and evolutionary necessities that have made the spectacular adaptation of mammals possible. It summarises our current knowledge of the complex and sophisticated physiological approaches that mammals have for survival in a wide variety of ecological and environmental contexts: terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic. The authors have a strong comparative and quantitative focus in their broad approach to exploring mammal ecophysiology. As with other books in the 'Ecological and Environmental Physiology Series', the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of mammals, their adaptations to extreme environments, and current experimental techniques and future research directions are also considered. 0This accessible text is suitable for graduate level students and researchers in the fields of mammalian comparative physiology and physiological ecology, including specialist courses in mammal ecology. It will also be of value and use to the many professional mammologists requiring a concise overview of the topic
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-570) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Mammals -- Physiology.
NATURE -- Animals -- General.
NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
Mammals -- Physiology
Form Electronic book
Author Cooper, Christine E., author
Maloney, Shane K., author
Bozinovic, Francisco, author
Cruz-Neto, Ariovaldo P., author
ISBN 9780191092671
0191092673
9780191830334
019183033X