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OverviewPhysiological 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brian K. McNab , James H. BrownPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Comstock Publishing Associates Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.361kg ISBN: 9780801439131ISBN 10: 0801439132 Pages: 608 Publication Date: 31 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis work is indeed a major compilation, and synthesis of a subject badly in need of such attention. I predict that it will stand as an important reference work for decades. By sheer weight of its authority, it is not useful as an undergraduate text but with nonetheless be valued by those who teach the subject for coverage of concepts and empirical illustrations. -Eric T. Schultz, Copeia, 2002, No. 4. Author InformationBrian K. McNab is Professor of Biology at the University of Florida. James H. Brown is Regents' Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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