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Author:   G. Causey Whittow (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, U.S.A.) ,  G.Causey Whittow
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.150kg
ISBN:  

9780127476056

ISBN 10:   0127476059
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   14 October 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780124071605
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

O. Güntürkün, Sensory Physiology: Vision. R. Necker, Avian Ear and Hearing. J.R. Mason, Chemical Senses. R. Necker, Somato-Sensory System. R. Necker, Functional Anatomy of the Spinal Cord. J.L. Dubbeldam, Motor Control System. W.J. Kuenzel, Autonomic Nervous System. A.L. Harvey and I.G. Marshall, Muscle. D.R. Jones and N.H. West, Cardiovascular System. F.L. Powell and G.S. Mitchell, Respiration. D.L. Goldstein and E. Skadhauge, Body Fluid Regulation, Renal Physiology; Acid-Base Ballance. D.M. Denbow, Gastro-Intestinal Physiology. C.R. Blem, Energy Balance. W.R. Dawson and G.C. Whittow, Thermoregulation. P.J. Butler, Physiology of Flight. C.G. Scanes, Introduction to Endocrinology; Pituitary Gland. F.M.A. McNabb, Thyroids. C.G. Dacke, Parathyroid, Vitamin D and Calcitonin Hormones. S. Harvey and R. Carsia, Adrenals. R.L. Hazelwood, Pancreas. E. Gwinner and M. Hau, Pineal Gland; Circadian Rhythm, Photoperiodism. A.L. Johnson, Reproduction in the Female Bird. D.P. Froman and J. Kirby, Reproduction in the Male Bird. H. Tazawa and G.C. Whittow, Incubation Physiology. Cogburn, Physiology of Growth and Development. B. Glick, Immunophysiology. Subject Index.

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...remains the primary reference for avian physiologists. ...I recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in avian physiology. -Jim Reynolds in IBIS (2000)

Author Information

G. Causey Whittow is currently Professor of Physiology and Chairman of the Department of Physiology at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. His scientific work on birds stems from a post-doctoral fellowship in Paul Sturkies laboratory at Rutgers University in 1960–61. He contributed to the Second, Third and Fourth Editions of Avian Physiology and has published over 80 scientific papers on birds. Whittows special interest is in seabirds. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and a Fellow of the Institute of Biology.

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