Physiological Adaptations. Desert and Mountain

Content: 
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: An Interdisciplinary Monograph Series, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages ix-x
Preface and Dedication, Pages xi-xii, Mohamed K. Yousef, Steven M. Horvath
Robert W. Bullard (1929–1971), Pages xiii-xiv, D.B. Dill, Sid Robinson
I - Some General Concepts of Physiological Adaptations, Pages 1-7, E.F. ADOLPH
II - Biophysical Principles of Acclimatization to Heat, Pages 9-21, H.S. BELDING
III - Partitional Calorimetry in the Desert, Pages 23-51, A. PHARO GAGGE
IV - Sweat Mechanisms in Heat, Pages 53-64, F.N. CRAIG
V - Some Comments on Low Temperatures in the Desert and at Altitudes, Pages 65-76, L.D. CARLSON
VI - Cardiovascular and Respiratory Reactions to Heat, Pages 77-97, S. ROBINSON
VII - Some Nutritional and Metabolic Aspects of Exposure to Heat, Pages 99-108, R.E. JOHNSON
VIII - Large Mammals in the Desert, Pages 109-125, D.H.K. LEE
IX - Small Mammals in the Desert, Pages 127-142, W.G. BRADLEY, M.K. YOUSEF
X - Principles of Adaptations to Altitude, Pages 143-156, U.C. LUFT
XI - Psychophysiological Implications of Life at Altitude and Including the Role of Oxygen in the Process of Aging, Pages 157-181, R.A. McFARLAND
XII - Physiology of Work at Altitude, Pages 183-190, S.M. HORVATH
XIII - The Hypoxias of Altitude, of Anemia, and of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Pages 191-194, W.H. FORBES
XIV - Physiology of Respiration at Altitude, Pages 195-208, B. BALKE
XV - Vertebrates at Altitudes, Pages 209-225, R.W. BULLARD
XVI - Body Fluids, Body Composition, and Metabolic Aspects of High-Altitude Adaptation, Pages 227-241, C.F. CONSOLAZIO, H.L. JOHNSON, H.J. KRZYWICKI
Author Index, Pages 243-252
Subject Index, Pages 253-258