| Animals and Temperature: Phenotypic and Evolutionary Adaptation Contributor(s): Johnston, Ian A. (Editor), Bennett, Albert F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521050618 ISBN-13: 9780521050616 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $75.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General - Medical | Physiology |
| Dewey: 591.542 |
| Series: Society for Experimental Biology Seminar |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Organisms are continually challenged to regulate and maintain functional capacities as their thermal environment changes. Adjustment to temperature change is evident both phenotypically in individual organisms and genotypically in the evolution of species. This volume addresses thermal adaptation by bringing together many of the leading researchers in thermal biology, with backgrounds spanning the disciplines of molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, zoology, ecology and evolutionary biology. The responses of many species to temperature are discussed in depth, through the molecular, cellular, organismal, population, and ecosystem levels. This text stands as an important contribution to the study of temperature adaptation. |