The digestive system in mammals : food, form, and function / edited by D.J. Chivers, P. Langer.
However well the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tracts of a wide range of mammals is described and quantified, there can be no real explanation of observed patterns without consideration of the mechanical and chemical properties of the food consumed, and of the digestive stages involved in its pro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1994.
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| Summary: | However well the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tracts of a wide range of mammals is described and quantified, there can be no real explanation of observed patterns without consideration of the mechanical and chemical properties of the food consumed, and of the digestive stages involved in its processing. This book aims to integrate findings from the many different types of investigations of mammalian digestive systems into a coherent whole. Using the themes of food, form and function, researchers discuss models of digestive processes, linking this with evolutionary aspects of food utilisation. Macroscopic and ultrastructural studies of the gastro-intestinal tract are also presented, as are physiological, ecological and biochemical aspects of the digestion of different food types. The book ends with an integrative chapter, bringing together the themes running through the earlier sections. |
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| Item Description: | Papers from a workshop held at Selwyn College, Mar. 31-April 4, 1992. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 446 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521440165 9780521440165 9780511661716 0511661711 0521020859 9780521020855 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511661716 |