Comparative Physiology of Thermoregulation
Special Aspects of Thermoregulation
- 1st Edition - October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: G. Causey Whittow
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 7 4 7 6 0 3 - 2
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Comparative Physiology of Thermoregulation, Volume III: Special Aspects of Thermoregulation attempts to do three things: It completes the taxonomic organization of the first two… Read more
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Request a sales quoteComparative Physiology of Thermoregulation, Volume III: Special Aspects of Thermoregulation attempts to do three things: It completes the taxonomic organization of the first two volumes, with a chapter on the ""primitive"" mammals. It deals with special aspects of thermoregulation. Aquatic mammals must be considered in this category because they are the only ""warm-blooded"" animals that live in a medium which has an enormous cooling power compared with that of air. Torpidity is a dramatic thermoregulatory phenomenon displayed by only certain groups of mammals, while the newborn mammal faces special problems in thermoregulation that distinguish it from the adult. Finally, the last chapter complements the arrangement of the first two volumes by its treatment of the evolution of thermoregulation from the standpoint of physiological systems rather than classes of animals. It was initially hoped that this three-volume treatise would provide a useful reference work for the comparative physiologist. The reception accorded to the first two volumes suggests that this hope has been largely realized. However, it appears that the books have their greatest appeal to those engaged in the study of physiological ecology, and this lends to the work a currency which was not entirely anticipated at the time of its conception.
List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Other Volumes
1. "Primitive" Mammals
I. Introduction
II. Phylogeny of Primitive Mammals
III. Body Temperature under Nonstress Conditions
IV. Basal or Standard Metabolic Rate
V. Responses of Primitive Mammals to Cold
VI. Thermoregulatory Responses to Heat
VII. Conclusions
References
2. Aquatic Mammals
I. Aquatic and Diving Mammals
II. Body Temperature
III. Metabolic Heat Production
IV. Insulation
V. Development of Thermoregulation in Infant Aquatic Mammals
VI. Aquatic Man
VII. Conclusions
References
3. Torpidity in Mammals
I. Introduction
II. Evolution
III. Energy Conservation
IV. Patterns of Torpor
V. Cellular and Organ Adaptations for Low Body Temperatures
VI. Regulation of the Cardiovascular System
VII. Nervous System
VIII. Endocrine Glands
IX. Biochemical Adaptations
X. Acclimation
XI. Endogenous and Exogenous Rhythms
XII. Sleep and Hibernation
XIII. Physiological Changes Accompanying Hibernation
References
4. Thermoregulation in Young Mammals
I. Introduction
II. Body Size and Thermoregulation
III. Behavioral Thermoregulation
IV. Physical Thermoregulation
V. Heat Production
VI. The Poikilothermic Response of Newborn Mammals
VII. Special Problems Immediately following Birth
VIII. Conclusions
References
5. Evolution of Thermoregulation
I. Introduction
II. Body Size, Shape, and Composition
III. Body Temperature
IV. Heat Production
V. Heat Loss
VI. Behavior
VII. Thermoregulatory Control Mechanisms
VIII. Ontogeny of Thermoregulation
IX. Conclusions
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780127476032
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483248448
- eBook ISBN: 9781483257433
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