Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Glass, Mogens L. (Editor), Wood, Stephen C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: 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...