Physiological Strategies for Gas Exchange and Metabolism

Originally published in 1991, this book reviews the various metabolic and functional mechanisms that animals possess.

A. J. Woakes (Edited by), M. K. Grieshaber (Edited by), C. R. Bridges (Edited by)

9780521366021, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 March 1991

282 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.59 kg

"...is refreshing and, for those not in the field, describes what can only be called incredible adaptation to energetic demands; incredible in diversity, complexity, specificity, capacity, and beauty. Readers at all levels should find something to enjoy and will find this book an excellent starting place for forays into the comparative biology of gas transport and metabolic regulation." Bookshelf

Originally published in 1991, this book reviews the various metabolic and functional mechanisms that animals possess in order to live successfully in their own particular, often unique, environments. The book's purpose is to demonstrate both the diversity of responses that are shown (be they biochemical, physiological or behavioural) and to demonstrate the underlying principles of gas exchange and transport for a wide range of diverse organisms. What results is a useful review and analysis of our modern understanding of the respiratory physiology of helminths, crustacea, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The approach taken by the editors is essentially comparative and the individual authors were chosen so as to provide a useful, complementary view of the subject.

List of contributors
Preface
Does comparative respiratory physiology have a role in evolutionary biology (and vice versa)? W. W. Burggren
Energy metabolism in helminths P. Kohler
The role of carbonic anhydrase within the tissues, with special reference to striated muscle G. Gros
Multiple strategies in oxygen and carbon dioxide transport by haemoglobin F. B. Jensen
Respiratory gas exchange and the regulation of acid-base status in decapodan crustaceans E. W. Taylor, N. M. Whiteley and M. G. Wheatly
Respiration and thermoregulation of amphibians and reptiles S. C. Wood and M. L. Glass
Ventilation, gas exchange and oxygen delivery in flying and flightless birds J. H. Brackenbury
Animal energetics at very low oxygen: information from calorimetry and respirometry E. Gnaiger
pH changes in fish during environmental anoxia and recovery: the advantages of the ethanol pathway G. Van Den Thillart and A. Van Waarde
Respiratory and metabolic adaptations of aquatic annelids to low environmental oxygen tensions A. Toulmond
Respiratory adaptations of aquatic decapod crustaceans and fish to a burrowing mode of life A. C. Taylor and R. J. A. Atkinson
Respiratory adaptations to limited oxygen supply during diving in birds and mammals P. J. Butler
Index.

Subject Areas: Animal physiology [PSVD]