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Author: Robert Elsner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1983-07-21
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780521250689
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book concerns the comparative physiological adaptations of vertebrate animals, especially mammals, to cessation of breathing.
Author: Paul J. Ponganis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-11-26
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 1316431991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalysing the physiological adaptations of marine mammals and seabirds, this book provides a comprehensive overview of what allows these species to overcome the challenges of diving to depth on a single breath of air. Through comparative reviews of texts on diving physiology and behaviour from the last seventy-five years, Ponganis combines this research into one succinct volume. Investigating the diving performance of marine mammals and seabirds, this book illustrates how physiological processes to extreme hypoxia and pressure are relevant to the advancement of our understanding of basic cellular processes and human pathologies. This book underscores the biomedical and ecological relevance of the anatomical, physiological and molecular/biophysical adaptations of these animals to enable further research in this area. An important resource for students and researchers, this text not only provides an essential overview of recent research in the field, but will stimulate further research into the behaviour and physiology of diving.
Author: Charles Wesley Shilling
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9780677039107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 1900 references to literature published mostly from 1962 through Sept., 1969. Covers journals, reports, monographs, symposia, patents, and a few Russian newspaper items. Most of the 1129 articles were from semi-popular journals. Alphabetical arrangement by author. Permuted subject index, author index.
Author: Margaret F. Werts
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 670
ISBN-13: 1468461869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is the third annotated bibliography on this subject area to be compiled by these authors. The first, published by Gordon and Breach, Science Publishers, in 1971, was entitled AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON DIVING AND SUBMARINE MEDICINE. It covered material published during the 1960's. The second volume, entitled UNDERWATER MEDICINE AND RELATED SCIENCES: A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE, published in 1973 by Plenum Press, covered primarily material published during 1970 and 1971, with some material from 1968 and 1969. The present volume covers material published during 1972 and 1973, but here again some earlier material has been included. The purpose of these annotated bibliographies is to make available a large proportion of the published material, in abstract form, indexed in such a manner as to make it possible to compile a reasonably complete annotated bibliography on any specific subject area in the field. It is possible thus to learn where the work is being done, by whom, and how extensively. Also, it becomes obvious what areas of research are lacking or inadequate. These specific searches can also form a background of reference material on which to base further research, or from which to write monographs or state-of-the-art surveys. Papers, articles and reports listed here are in most cases readily available.
Author: Robert Elsner
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015-04-21
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 022624671X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurvival in extreme conditions is not about running for cover, or coming up for air, but rather in many instances working within the confines of the environment and instead suppressing bodily function. Yogis do it, seals do it, even sleeping bears do itthat is, alter their physiology in order to survive. This physiology of survival is explored here, including its evolution and varied manifestations across the animal kingdom. In the course of exploration over the years, researchers in comparative physiology have discovered fascinating and unanticipated commonalities. One might not expect to find a common theme relating the physiological reactions of seals, and yogis, and the comparisons extend even further afield, to hibernating animals, infants during birth, near-drowning victims, and clams at low tide. The common threads linking this unlikely mix of animals and situations are shared reactions to unfavorable environments, reactions that include lowering energetic requirements and retreating into states of depressed metabolism. Scrutiny of these diverse examples reveals some suggestive insights into the biology of survival and well-being. Animals in these withdrawn states are less dependent upon their customary levels of oxygen consumption, temporarily lessening their need for that life-sustaining resource. Instead they rely upon temporary strategic retreats of reduced metabolism, later resuming normal activity when conditions become more favorable. These states, and also the regulatory functions, including the neural and endocrine, that integrate to maintain equilibrium in altered environments or in temporarily challenging situations are examined. Breath-hold diving and its inevitable progressive asphyxia, often with cold exposure and swimming exercise that may accompany underwater submergence, comprises an assault on the ordinary homeostatic condition of the animal. These encounters, for which seals and other marine mammals are well adapted (but humans less so) alter resting equilibrium, and entail remarkable physiological orchestration."
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 348
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Donald S. Farner
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2013-09-17
Total Pages: 637
ISBN-13: 1483269426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAvian Biology, Volume II is a collection of papers that deals with the biology of birds such as their integumentary and respiratory systems. One paper describes the integument of birds that includes the skin, feathers, pterylosis, skin muscles, and other integumentary derivatives such as beaks, comb, claws, and spurs. The book explains the process of molting and the different generations of feathers; such molting is dependent on the wear and tear of the plumage, as well as hormonal changes. One author compares the blood vascular system of birds and mammals, and then gives a detailed description of avian hematology. Other papers deal with the respiratory functions, digestive system, and the nutritional needs of birds. Of interest is one author's description of the production of nutritive fluids, holocrine, which is secreted for the young. This secreted fluid contains about 23 percent protein, 10 percent fat, and no sugar. Unlike mammalian milk, it also contains cells. Another paper examines the intermediary metabolism of birds and the climatic effects on metabolism. This book is suitable for bird enthusiasts, zoologists, and avian biologists.
Author: John E. Reynolds
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 589
ISBN-13: 1588344207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores, cetaceans, and sirenians, twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial mammals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems, energetics, reproduction, communication and cognition, behavior, distribution, population biology, and feeding ecology. They also detail the physiological adaptations—for such activities and processes as diving, thermo-regulation, osmoregulation, and orientation—that enable marine mammals to exploit their aquatic environment.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard J. Martin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Published: 2024-01-30
Total Pages: 2356
ISBN-13: 0323932746
DOWNLOAD EBOOK**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Pediatrics**A must-have reference for both general physicians and advanced practice providers, Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant provides trusted, time-tested guidance on the management and evidence-based treatment of problems in the mother, fetus, and neonate. The fully revised 12th Edition is an ideal resource for every stage of practice and remains the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary text in the field. Drs. Richard J. Martin and Avroy A. Fanaroff from Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital bring you up to date with everything from diagnosis and treatment selection through post-treatment strategies and management of complications—all with a dual focus on neonatology and perinatology, and all designed to help you improve the quality of life and long-term outcomes of your patients. - Provides up-to-date, evidence-based content throughout, including state-of-the-art coverage of personalized medicine and genetics. - Contains new chapters on Big Data for the Smallest Patients: What we can learn from neonatal database research; Role of Umbilical Cord Management in Neonatal Resuscitation; Care of Periviable Micropremies: the Japanese perspective; Longer Term Respiratory Outcomes of Prematurity; and Perinatal Palliative Care. - Features extensive updates throughout, including blood and the hematopoietic system; social and economic contributors to neonatal outcome; fetal growth restriction; diagnostic imaging of the neonate; anesthesia in the neonate; postnatal bacterial infections; neonatal management of congenital heart disease; and retinopathy of prematurity. - Includes over 600 detailed, full-color illustrations that depict disorders in the clinical setting and explain complex information. - Provides indexing in both volumes that provides quick access to specific guidance. - Offers a global perspective with an expanded number of international contributors. - An ideal resource for clinical practice as well as recommended reading for neonatology board review or maintenance of certification. - Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
