Biochemical adaptation : mechanism and process in physiological evolution / Peter W. Hochachka, George N. Somero.

The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating insights into how organisms "work" and how they evolve to sustain physiological function under a vast array of environmental conditions. This book describes how the abilities of organisms to thrive in widely different environments deri...

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Main Author: Hochachka, Peter W.
Other Authors: Somero, George N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Summary:The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating insights into how organisms "work" and how they evolve to sustain physiological function under a vast array of environmental conditions. This book describes how the abilities of organisms to thrive in widely different environments derive from two fundamental classes of biochemical adaptions: modifications of core biochemical processes that allow a common set of physiological functions to be conserved, and "inventions" of new biochemical traits that allow entry into novel habitats. Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanisms and Process in Physiolog.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 466 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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