Reptilian Lungs
Steven F. Perry
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Description for Reptilian Lungs
Paperback. Series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology. Num Pages: 92 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 210.
This monograph has attempted to bring together morphological and physiological studies of reptilian lungs, to analyze the nature of the resulting correlations, and to risk some speculations regarding the evolution of reptilian lung structure. Central to this work is the morphometric evaluation of the lungs in two species of lizard: "the teju (Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix) and the savanna monitor (Varanus exanthema- ticus [Bosc]) which is presented here for the first time. These two species are similar in body form, and both are diurnally active predators, but their lungs are of basic- ally different structural types. The teju possesses relatively small, ... Read more
This monograph has attempted to bring together morphological and physiological studies of reptilian lungs, to analyze the nature of the resulting correlations, and to risk some speculations regarding the evolution of reptilian lung structure. Central to this work is the morphometric evaluation of the lungs in two species of lizard: "the teju (Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix) and the savanna monitor (Varanus exanthema- ticus [Bosc]) which is presented here for the first time. These two species are similar in body form, and both are diurnally active predators, but their lungs are of basic- ally different structural types. The teju possesses relatively small, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
Number of Pages
84
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540121947
SKU
V9783540121947
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