This book is useful for anyone interested in the basic structural and functional characteristics of the digestive system and how these vary among vertebrate groups and species. It discusses all of the major aspects of nutrition, anatomy and physiology in all of the major groups of vertebrates. It contains numerous figures and tables to aid in their comparison, including many illustrations of gastrointestinal tracts of vertebrates prepared so as to allow for direct comparison. The terminology of scientific specialties and sub-specialties is defined and animals are referred to by both their common and scientific names. Relationships between digestive strategies and the diet and environment are discussed throughout the text, and brought together in a chapter on the evolution of the digestive system. The final chapter offers a brief summary of the major concepts and suggests future directions for research.
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'I would commend this book to any gastroenterologist with a spark of scientific curiosity and to every medical librarian.' Gut
'This is an excellent book ... I would recommend it without reservation to all who profess an interest in the gastrointestinal tract and it should be in the personal library of every research gastroenterologist. To any young postgraduate worker contemplating a research career in the physiology of the gut, this book is a must.' Tim Scratcherd, Journal of Experimental Physiology
'... a useful and stimulating book, well worth reading.' Richard Naftalin, Gut
'This is an excellent book ... I would recommend it without reservation to all who profess an interest in the gastrointestinal tract and it should be in the personal library of every research gastroenterologist. To any young postgraduate worker contemplating a research career in the physiology of the gut, this book is a must.' Tim Scratcherd, Journal of Experimental Physiology
'... a useful and stimulating book, well worth reading.' Richard Naftalin, Gut
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This book is for anyone interested in the structural and functional characteristics of the digestive system and how these vary among vertebrates. It discusses all of the major aspects of nutrition, anatomy and physiology in vertebrates and emphasizes the relationship between digestive strategies and the diet and environment.
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The major purpose of the digestive system is to provide for the assimilation of nutrients required for energy, maintenance, growth, and reproduction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cardiac glandular mucosa, omasal body, digesta transit, nonglandular stratified squamous epithelium, pyloric glandular mucosa, omasal canal, gastric sulcus, llama stomach, appendices pyloricae, proper gastric mucosa, digesta retention time, tubiform forestomach, proper gastric glands, cardiac glandular region, ampulla coli, antiperistaltic contractions, long midgut, migrating spike bursts, paired ceca, gastric glandular mucosa, ruminant forestomach, macropod marsupials, marine herbivorous fish, particulate digesta, cranial sac Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The major purpose of the digestive system is to provide for the assimilation of nutrients required for energy, maintenance, growth, and reproduction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cardiac glandular mucosa, omasal body, digesta transit, nonglandular stratified squamous epithelium, pyloric glandular mucosa, omasal canal, gastric sulcus, llama stomach, appendices pyloricae, proper gastric mucosa, digesta retention time, tubiform forestomach, proper gastric glands, cardiac glandular region, ampulla coli, antiperistaltic contractions, long midgut, migrating spike bursts, paired ceca, gastric glandular mucosa, ruminant forestomach, macropod marsupials, marine herbivorous fish, particulate digesta, cranial sac Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Van Soest, New World, South American, Martinez del Rio, After Pernkopf, Diet Mean, Turtle Chrysemys New!
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- Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Fourth Edition (v. 1-2) by Kim E. Barrett on 22 pages
- Biology of the Reptilia, Vol. 15: Development B by Carl Gans on 8 pages
- Digestive Physiology and Metabolism in Ruminants by Y. Ruckebusch on 6 pages
- Dukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th Edition by William O. Reece on 5 pages
- The Physiology of Domestic Animals by H. H Dukes on 5 pages
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- The Digestive System in Mammals: Food Form and Function by D. J. Chivers on 5 pages
- Comparative Avian Nutrition (Cabi Publishing) by Kirk C. Klasing in Front Matter, page 35, and page 69
- Marsupial Nutrition by Ian D. Hume in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Ghosts of Evolution: Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, and Other Ecological Anachronisms by Connie Barlow on page 188, and Back Matter
- Plant-Animal Interactions: An Evolutionary Approach by Carlos M. Herrera in Back Matter
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