Respiratory Physiology of Vertebrates: Life with and Without Oxygen

Bys: Potten, Christopher and Wilson, James

Book Overview

How do vertebrates get the oxygen they need, or even manage without it for shorter or longer periods of time? How do they sense oxygen, how do they take it up from water or air, and how do they transport it to their tissues? Respiratory system adaptations allow numerous vertebrates to thrive in extreme environments where oxygen availability is limited or where there is no oxygen at all. Written for students and researchers in comparative physiology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521703026
• ISBN13: 9780521703024
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"