UID:
almafu_9958131291502883
Format:
1 online resource (378 pages)
ISBN:
1-299-47322-9
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0-323-15331-3
Note:
Front Cover; The Biology of the Monotremes; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The Discovery and the General Anatomy of the Monotremes; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Chapter 2. The Different Kinds of Monotremes, Distribution, Movements, the Crural System, and Genetics; Ornithorhynchus; Obdurodon insignis; Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Chapter 3. Food and Feeding Habits: Digestive Organs and Digestion; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Physiology; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Chapter 5· Temperature Regulation; Ornithorhynchus
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Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Chapter 6. Endocrine Glands and the Glands of the Immune System; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Chapter 7. Special Senses, Organization of the Neocortex, and Behavior; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Chapter 8· Reproduction and Embryology; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Overview of Monotremeand Marsupial Developmental Processes; Chapter 9. Lactation, Composition of the Milk, Suckling, and Growth of the Young; Ornithorhynchus; Tachyglossus; Zaglossus; Chapter 10. The Affinities of the Monotremes; View 1; View 2; View 3; View 4; Appendix; References; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-303850-2
Language:
English