Osmotic Regulation in Aquatic Animals

Klappentext Originally published in 1939, this book details how animals living in water regulate their internal water content. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1939! this book details how animals living in water regulate their internal water content. Krough exhaustively surveys animals from protozoa to crustaceans and aquatic birds! as well as examining the osmotic conditions in sensitive eggs and embryos. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction and definitions; 1. Protozoa; 2. Coelenterata; 3. Echinoderma; 4. Scolecida; 5. Annelida; 6. Mollusca; 7. Crustacea; 8. Arachnomorpha; 9. Insecta; 10. Cyclostomata; 11. Elasmobranchii; 12. Teleostomi; 13. Amphibia; 14. Reptilia, aves, mammalia; 15. Osmotic conditions in eggs and embryos; 16. Comments, conclusions and suggestions; Appendix. Notes on methods; List of references; List of Latin generic names; General index.

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• Authors: August Krogh, Krogh August
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9781107502482
• ISBN: 978-1-107-50248-2
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, History of Science, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biophysics, Animal Physiology, Zoology and animal sciences