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BIOLOGY OF THE INTEGUMENT
2 VERTEBRATES |
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A.G. Matoltsy (Editor), Jurgen Bereiter-Hahn (Editor), K.Sylvia Richards (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£72.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3662009919 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783662009918 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
17 February, 2013 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986 |
| Pages: |
855 |
| Description: |
The integument plays an important role in the survival of meta- zoans by separating and protecting them from a hostile environ- ment. As the level of knowledge on the integument of phyla differs considerably, the information provided is correspondingly either limited or con- densed. |
| Synopsis: |
The integument plays an important role in the survival of meta- zoans by separating and protecting them from a hostile environ- ment. Its function ranges from protection against injury and in- fection, participation in the regulation of body temperature and water balance, to respiratory activity, monitoring of the environ- ment and production of signals related to behaviour. All these result from specific structural, biochemical and physiological properties of intra-and extracellular components of the integu- ment. Thus its characterization can be best accomplished by a multidisciplinary approach with authors specialized in different fields of science. This multi-author book, in two volumes, provides an up-to- date survey of the literature. The first volume deals with the integument of invertebrates, the second with that of vertebrates, both organized primarily on a phylum basis. As the level of knowledge on the integument of phyla differs considerably, the information provided is correspondingly either limited or con- densed. For some of the smaller groups of invertebrates little information is available, as often only a few electron micrographs are to be found in the literature ; on the other hand, from the large body of knowledge existing for vertebrates, particularly for mammals, no complete overview can be provided, but publica- tions giving access to further information have been reviewed critically. |
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XVI, 855 p. |
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Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
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Returnable |
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