عنوان

Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology

(Number (ISBN

3642733778

(Number (ISBN

9783642733772

Number

b548741

Title Proper

Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

G A Ahearn

Edition Statement

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Berlin Springer Berlin

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2013

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

VIII, 252 Seiten in 1 Teil VIII, 252 Seiten, 9 schw.-w. Illustrationen 244 x 170 mm

Series Title

Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology, 2

Text of Note

1 Mammalian Hibernation: An Escape from the Cold.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Ecological Significance of Mammalian Hibernation.- 3 Organ System and Organ/Tissue Adaptations.- 4 Cellular, Subcellular, and Membrane Adaptations.- 5 Antimetabolic Peptides, the "Hibernation Induction Trigger", and the Opioids.- References.- 2 Water Vapor Absorption by Terrestrial Organisms.- 1 Introduction.- 2 General Features of Absorption Systems: Sites, Structures, and Mechanisms.- 3 Functional Classification of Absorption Mechanisms.- 4 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 3 Nutrient Transport by the Invertebrate Gut.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Annelida.- 3 Echinodermata.- 4 Mollusca.- 5 Arthropoda.- 6 Overview of Invertebrate Nutrient Absorption.- References.- 4 Nutrient Transport Across Vertebrate Intestine.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Where Sugar and Amino Acid Absorption Occurs.- 3 Pathways for Sugar and Amino Acid Absorption and Mechanisms of Regulation.- 4 Patterns of Adaptation.- References.- 5 Nutrient Transport Across the Integument of Marine Invertebrates.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Background Information.- 3 Integumental Transport in Marine Mollusks.- 4 Integumental DOM Transport in Echinoderms.- 5 Integumental Uptake of DOM in Annelids.- 6 On the Mechanism of Integumental Transport.- 7 Conclusions.- References.- 6 The Fate of Stable Pollutants - Heavy Metals and Organochlorines - in Marine Organisms.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Contamination Level of Marine Organisms.- 3 Fate of Pollutants in Marine Organisms.- 4 Stable Pollutants at the Ecosystem Level, Biological Indicators and Monitoring.- References.

G A Ahearn

G A Ahearn

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