Comparative vertebrate endocrinology /

Bentley, P. J.

Comparative vertebrate endocrinology / P. J. Bentley. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1980. - vii, 415pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Includes index.

First published in 1987. The third edition provides a description of hormones in animals and considers their evolution and roles in coordinating bodily functions and the control of calcium, water and salt levels in the body. Information about the hormones is integrated with knowledge of the animal's basic physiology and manner of life.

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Zoology

616.4 / BEN
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