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Harderian Glands
. Ed(S): Webb, Susan M.; Hoffman, R. A.; Puig-Domingo, Manuel L.; Reiter, Russel J.
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Description for Harderian Glands
Paperback. Editor(s): Webb, Susan M.; Hoffman, R. A.; Puig-Domingo, Manuel L.; Reiter, Russel J. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 521.
Harderian glands, first described by Jacob Harder in two species of deer in 1694, are large, intraorbital glands which, with but few exceptions, are found in all land vertebrates. Certainly, their relatively large size, their phylogenetic age, and persistent conservation in all groups as they emerged from an aqueous to an air/land environment lend strong support to the logical deduction that they probably play an important role in the physiological adaptation to terrestrial life. Yet, few biologists know even what or where these glands are. For a variety of reasons, the Harderian glands have not received the attention they deserve ... Read more
Harderian glands, first described by Jacob Harder in two species of deer in 1694, are large, intraorbital glands which, with but few exceptions, are found in all land vertebrates. Certainly, their relatively large size, their phylogenetic age, and persistent conservation in all groups as they emerged from an aqueous to an air/land environment lend strong support to the logical deduction that they probably play an important role in the physiological adaptation to terrestrial life. Yet, few biologists know even what or where these glands are. For a variety of reasons, the Harderian glands have not received the attention they deserve ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Number of Pages
325
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642766879
SKU
V9783642766879
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