Homeostasis in desert reptiles
The constancy of the internal environment, or milieu interieur, and the concept of homeostasis have been two powerful organising paradigms in the field of comparative vertebrate physiology since they were first enunciated by Claude Bernard and Walter Canon in the late 19th and early 20th century. This book seeks to examine the extent to which desert-living reptiles are governed by these same principles which spring from the detailed study of the more physically advanced birds and mammals. Ecophysiological studies on reptiles living in their natural environment on a number of continents by Don Bradshaw show that they experience major changes in the composition of their milieu interieur, especially during periods of prolonged water deprivation
Print Book, English, ©1997
Springer Verlag, Berlin, ©1997