Diverse Divers: Physiology and behavior

摘要: This book is not a conventional review of diving physiology. The coverage the literature has been selective rather than en compassing, emphasis on field studies laboratory investigations, and dive responses described are often discussed from perspective some flaws or weaknesses in conclusions. Some these points more historical interest to note how our concepts have evolved as we learn about behavior natural contrast forced submersions laboratory. As result there degree evaluation experiments my part that may seem obvious controversial specialist. I followed this planat times order aid reader, who hope an untergraduate graduate stu dent, nonspecialist, layman, appreciating level dissatisfaction skepticism certain areas research In view boundaries vertebrate biology, subject broad enough importance catch wide audience readers if done job well. For ex ample, major epochal transitions events history, three come immediately mind: (1) transition aquatic aerial respiration which ultimately led occupation terrestrial habitats. (2) development endothermy."