| Titre : |
Physiology of echinoderms |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Binyon, John, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Pergamon press |
| Année de publication : |
1972 |
| Importance : |
263 p. |
| Format : |
22 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-08-016991-0 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
593 Invertébrés marins et des bords de mer |
| Résumé : |
Covering all the major physiological systems, this book is a comprehensive survey of the biology of echinoderms, one of the few invertebrate phyla to exhibit radial symmetry. Such symmetry, with only minor modification, profoundly affects the level and nature of the functional organization achieved. In addition to the usual consideration of digestion, respiration and excretion, such topics as biochemical affinities of the group, chemical composition, toxins, pigments and neuromuscular physiology are included. Where appropriate, the bionomic importance of the echinoderms is stressed. The book provides an extensive review of the literature on adult echinoderms with an addendum devoted to the most recent publications. As such, with well over a thousand references in the bibliography, it will be invaluable to research and teaching zoologists, and comparative physiologists working with echinoderms. Senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of zoology and comparative physiology will also find the monograph a useful reference source. |
Physiology of echinoderms [texte imprimé] / Binyon, John, Auteur . - Pergamon press, 1972 . - 263 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-0-08-016991-0 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
593 Invertébrés marins et des bords de mer |
| Résumé : |
Covering all the major physiological systems, this book is a comprehensive survey of the biology of echinoderms, one of the few invertebrate phyla to exhibit radial symmetry. Such symmetry, with only minor modification, profoundly affects the level and nature of the functional organization achieved. In addition to the usual consideration of digestion, respiration and excretion, such topics as biochemical affinities of the group, chemical composition, toxins, pigments and neuromuscular physiology are included. Where appropriate, the bionomic importance of the echinoderms is stressed. The book provides an extensive review of the literature on adult echinoderms with an addendum devoted to the most recent publications. As such, with well over a thousand references in the bibliography, it will be invaluable to research and teaching zoologists, and comparative physiologists working with echinoderms. Senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of zoology and comparative physiology will also find the monograph a useful reference source. |
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