Biology of the Integument: 2 Vertebrates - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3662009919 ISBN 13: 9783662009918

Publisher: Springer, 2014

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662009919
• ISBN 13: 9783662009918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 871
• Editor: Bereiter-Hahn J., Matoltsy A.G., Richards K.S.