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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Denis Vieira de Andrade , Catherine R. Bevier , José Eduardo de CarvalhoPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.589kg ISBN: 9781482222043ISBN 10: 1482222043 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 20 June 2016 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsBehavior and Physiology: An Ecological and Evolutionary Viewpoint on the Energy and Water Relations of Ectothermic Amphibians and Reptiles. Acclimation, Acclimatization, and Seasonal Variation in Amphibians and Reptiles. Physiological and Biochemical Correlates of Calling Behavior in Anurans with Different Calling Strategies. Digestive Physiology in Reptiles with Special Reference to Pythons. Effects of Feeding on the Respiration of Ectothermic Vertebrates. Temperature Effects on the Metabolism of Amphibians and Reptiles: Caveats and Recommendations. Physiological Ecology and Conservation of Anuran Amphibians. Assessing the Physiological Sensitivity of Amphibians to Extreme Environmental Change Using the Stress Endocrine Responses.ReviewsAuthor InformationDenis Vieira de Andrade earned his BS in biology and his PhD in zoology, both at the University of São Paulo State in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. Since 1997, he has worked at the same institution where he is now an associate professor of animal physiology in the Department of Zoology. His research interests focus on the ecophysiology, natural history, behavior, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. Catherine R. Bevier earned her BS in biology at Indiana University and PhD in ecology at the University of Connecticut. She is an associate professor of biology and has been at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, since 1999. Bevier’s current research focuses on behavioral and physiological ecology of amphibians and investigations of the complex relationship between frogs and the pathogenic chytrid fungus. José Eduardo de Carvalho graduated with a BS in biological sciences at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he also earned his MS and PhD in animal physiology. He was a postdoctoral fellow at São Paulo State University in Rio Claro, Brazil, and at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is currently a professor of comparative animal physiology at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Campus Diadema, conducting research in ecophysiology and comparative biochemistry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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