Physiological ecology has grown in importance as an area of biology in the past thirty years and integrates the diverse approaches used in the comparative biology of organisms. Biologists segregate their approaches by technique and concept, but the boundaries among ecology, behavior, anatomy, and physiology are arbitrary and of no significance to organisms. Physiological ecology emphasizes the diversity of not only organisms, but also of solutions to (and evasions of) problems posed by the environment.In a comprehensive and authoritative synthesis of physiological ecology supported by more than 3,100 references, Brian K. McNab demonstrates the intellectual cohesion of the field. To ground his discussion in clearly understood contexts, McNab emphasizes the common thread of energy expenditure throughout the text and limits the discussion to vertebrates, which have familiar habitats and comparatively well-known evolutionary histories.A thorough scientific resource and reference tool, Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates is the first book to cover this complex subject. It will be the standard reference and basis for much future research in this fast-growing field of study.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-13
9780801439131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95917995
Product Key Features
Author
Brian K. Mcnab
Publication Name
The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates: a View from Energetics
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology, Biology, Psychiatry
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
57g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Brian K. Mcnab
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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