Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of domestic as well as wild birds. This latest edition is thoroughly revised and updated and features several new chapters with entirely new content on such topics as vision, sensory taste, pain reception, evolution, and domestication. Chapters throughout have been greatly expanded due to the many recent advances in the field.
This book is written by international experts in different aspects of avian physiology. For easy reading and searches, this book is structured under a series of themes, beginning with genomic studies, sensory biology and nervous systems, and major organs. The chapters then move on to investigate metabolism, endocrine physiology, reproduction, and finally cross-cutting themes such as stress and rhythms. New chapters on feathers and skin are featured as well.
Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition is an important resource for ornithologists, poultry scientists, and other researchers in avian studies. It is also useful for students in avian or poultry physiology, as well as avian veterinarians.
Author: Colin G. Scanes,Sami Dridi
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publish Date: 2022-04-26
Edition: 7
ISBN: 0128197706
ISBN 13: 9780128197707
Dimension: Length: 8.5 inches, Width: 2.5 inches, Height: 11 inches
Weight: Weight: 7.3413933246 pounds
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1462
Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of domestic as well as wild birds. This latest edition is thoroughly revised and updated and features several new chapters with entirely new content on such topics as vision, sensory taste, pain reception, evolution, and domestication. Chapters throughout have been greatly expanded due to the many recent advances in the field.
This book is written by international experts in different aspects of avian physiology. For easy reading and searches, this book is structured under a series of themes, beginning with genomic studies, sensory biology and nervous systems, and major organs. The chapters then move on to investigate metabolism, endocrine physiology, reproduction, and finally cross-cutting themes such as stress and rhythms. New chapters on feathers and skin are featured as well.
Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition is an important resource for ornithologists, poultry scientists, and other researchers in avian studies. It is also useful for students in avian or poultry physiology, as well as avian veterinarians.
Author: Colin G. Scanes,Sami Dridi
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publish Date: 2022-04-26
Edition: 7
ISBN: 0128197706
ISBN 13: 9780128197707
Dimension: Length: 8.5 inches, Width: 2.5 inches, Height: 11 inches
Weight: Weight: 7.3413933246 pounds
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1462