Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Glass, Mogens L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Wood, Stephen C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Human physiology.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Physiology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Human Physiology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.

The focus of this book is the evolution of cardiovascular and respiratory control in vertebrates. Life originated in water, which has constantly changing temperatures and O2 levels. Fish gills can extract up to 80% of their inspired O2, because they have a countercurrent bloodstream. Oxygen sensors...