Animal Osmoregulation

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Timothy J. Bradley (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, USA)

Animal Osmoregulation

Timothy J. Bradley (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, USA)

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Oxford University Press
15 October 2008

Evolution; Hydrobiology; Animal physiology; Animal ecology

Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series

Water is fundamental to life and all metabolic reactions are influenced by the aqueous environment in which they occur. Osmoregulation and water balance are therefore absolutely essential topics in animal physiology.

Animal Osmoregulation collates a widely dispersed literature to produce a comprehensive and authoritative synthesis of the field, providing detailed examples of osmoregulatory processes at the organismal, organ and cellular level. It incorporates clear background information on ion regulation and transport (specifically in the light of recent molecular studies) and illustrates the physical principles to which each organism must adhere, as well as the phylogenetic constraints within which it must operate.

As with other titles in the Oxford Animal Biology Series, the topic is addressed using examples from throughout the animal kingdom, identifying common themes that transcend taxonomy.

By: Timothy J. Bradley (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California Irvine USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9780198569961
ISBN 10: 0198569963
Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 15 October 2008
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1: The Properties of Water 2: Osmosis 3: The Interaction of Water with Organic Solutes 4: The Need for, and often Conflicting Issues of, Osmoregulation and Volume Regulation 5: Osmoconformers 6: Hyporegulators 7: Hyper-regulators: Life in Fresh Water 8: Terrestrial Animals 9: Membranes as Sites of Energy Transduction 10: Transport of Ions and Water in Epithelia: Molecular Insights 11: Volume and Osmotic Regulation

Timothy J. Bradley is a Comparative Physiologist by training and a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. His areas of research interest are mechanisms of salt and water balance in animals, animal energetics, and the evolution of physiological function. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Reviews for Animal Osmoregulation

Well written, informative, easy to understand, and provides a solid overview on this topic, with an emphasis on animal diversity and evolutionary histories. * The Quarterly Review of Biology *