Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates: Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 4-4
Overview of the Respiratory System....Pages 1-2
Gas Transport and Gill Function in Water-Breathing Fish....Pages 5-42
Patterns of Acid–Base Regulation During Exposure to Hypercarbia in Fishes....Pages 43-63
Buoyancy Control in Aquatic Vertebrates....Pages 65-98
Gas Exchange and Control of Respiration in Air-Breathing Teleost Fish....Pages 99-119
Effects of Temperature on Cardiac Function in Teleost Fish....Pages 121-160
Physiological Evidence Indicates Lungfish as a Sister Group to the Land Vertebrates....Pages 161-177
Aestivation in Amphibians, Reptiles, and Lungfish....Pages 179-189
Front Matter....Pages 192-192
Trade-offs in the Evolution of the Respiratory Apparatus of Chordates....Pages 193-204
Environmental Selection Pressures Shaping the Pulmonary Surfactant System of Adult and Developing Lungs....Pages 205-239
Midbrain Structures and Control of Ventilation in Amphibians....Pages 241-261
Comparative Aspects of Hypoxia Tolerance of the Ectothermic Vertebrate Heart....Pages 263-284
Control of the Heart and of Cardiorespiratory Interactions in Ectothermic Vertebrates....Pages 285-315
The Endocrine–Paracrine Control of the Cardiovascular System....Pages 317-379
Stoking the Brightest Fires of Life Among Vertebrates....Pages 381-394
Front Matter....Pages 396-396
Prenatal Development of Cardiovascular Regulation in Avian Species....Pages 397-427
Control of Breathing in Birds: Implications for High-Altitude Flight....Pages 429-448
Front Matter....Pages 450-450
Peripheral Chemoreceptors in Mammals: Structure, Function and Transduction....Pages 451-473
Central Chemosensitivity in Mammals....Pages 475-500
Human Exercise Physiology....Pages 501-538
Back Matter....Pages 539-546