Comparative Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation
- 1st Edition - November 12, 2012
- Latest edition
- Editor: Larry Underwood
- Language: English
Comparative Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation covers the proceedings of a symposium held at the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska in 1975 and 1976. The said symposium… Read more
Comparative Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation covers the proceedings of a symposium held at the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska in 1975 and 1976. The said symposium discusses the mechanisms of cold adaptation according to experts from different fields. The book covers topics related to cold adaptation, such as energy acquisition and utilization; mechanisms of thermal tolerance; the physiology and requirements of hibernation; and the role of neural inputs in cold adaptation. Topics also include cold-induced enzymatic adjustments; cold-induced responses in ectotherms and homeotherms; hormonal mechanisms; and plant adaptation to low temperatures. The text is recommended for biologists who would like to understand better the different mechanisms involved in cold adaptation and the importance of its study.
Contents
Contributors
Preface
I. Energy Acquisition and Utilization
II. Nutrient Acquisition and Utilization in Arctic Herbivores
III. Mechanisms of Thermal Tolerance
Discussion
The Role of Neural Inputs and Their Processing in Cold Adaptation
Discussion
Mechanisms ofThermal Tolerance in Non-Hibernating Endotherms
IV. Cold-Induced Enzymatic Adjustments in Ectotherms and Homeotherms
Discussion
Special Enzymatic Mechanisms of Cold Adaptations
V. Hormonal Mechanisms
Discussion
The Role of Hormones in the Responses of Homeotherms to Cold
Discussion
Importance of Studies on Resistance to Low Temperature
VI. A Modeling Approach to Understanding Plant Adaptation to Low Temperatures
VII. Nutrient Uptake and Utilization by Tundra Plants
VIII. Mechanisms of Thermal Tolerance
Discussion
Water in Plants: The Phenomenon ofFrost Survival
IX. Metabolic and Enzymatic Adaptations to Low Temperature
Discussion
Whole Plant Gas Exchange and Acclimation in Lichens
X. Prospects ofHormonal Mechanisms in Cald Adaptations of Arctic Plant
XI. Research Support Facilities above the Arctic Circle
XII. Future Trends in Cold Adaptation Research
Index
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- Published: November 12, 2012
- Language: English
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