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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Sturkie's avian physiology [Texte électronique]
Édition : 5th ed. / edited by G. Causey Whittow
Publication : San Diego : Academic Press, cop. 2000
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Revised edition of: Avian physiology / edited by P.D. Sturkie. 4th ed. c1986. - Includes bibliographical references and index
"Sturkie's Avian Physiology (Fifth Edition) is the classic comprehensive single volume
on the physiology of both domestic and wild birds. Thoroughly revised and updated,
the book now includes new chapters on the physiology of incubation and growth. This
latest edition, like the earlier editions, is a must for anyone interested in comparative
physiology, poultry science, veterinary medicine, and related fields."--Jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Whittow, G. Causey (1930-....). Fonction indéterminée
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Avian physiology
Sujet(s) : Oiseaux -- Physiologie
Volailles -- Physiologie
Indice(s) Dewey :
571.18 (23e éd.) = Physiologie des oiseaux
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780127476056
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44639372j
Notice n° :
FRBNF44639372
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Sensory Physiology: Vision / Onur Gunturkun ; 2. The Avian Ear and Hearing / Reinhold
Necker ; 3. The Chemical Senses in Birds / J. Russell Mason and Larry Clark ; 4.
The Somatosensory System / Reinhold Necker ; 5. Functional Organization of the Spinal
Cor ̃/ Reinhold Necker ; 6. Motor Control System / Jacob L. Dubbeldam ; 7. The Autonomic
Nervous System of Avian Species / Wayne J. Kuenzel ; 8. Skeletal Muscle / A.L. Harvey
and I.G. Marshall ; 9. The Cardiovascular System / Frank M. Smith, Nigel H. West
and David R. Jones ; 10. Respiration / F.L. Powell ; 11. Renal and Extrarenal Regulation
of Body Fluid Composition / David L. Goldstein and Erik Skadhauge ; 12. Gastrointestinal
Anatomy and Physiology / D. Michael Denbow ; 13. Energy Balance / Charles R. Blem
; 14. Regulation of Body Temperature / W.R. Dawson and G.C. Whittow ; 15. Flight
/ P.J. Butler and C.M. Bishop.