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Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution
The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating insights into how organisms "work" and how they evolve to sustain physiological function under a vast array of environmental conditions. This book describes how the abilities of organisms to thrive in widely different environments derive
from two fundamental classes of biochemical modifications of core biochemical processes that allow a common set of physiological functions to be conserved, and "inventions" of new biochemical traits that allow entry into novel habitats. Biochemical Mechanisms and Process in
Physiological Evolution asks two primary questions. First, how have the core biochemical systems found in all species been adaptively modified to allow the same fundamental types of physiological processes to be sustained throughout the wide range of habitat conditions found in the biosphere?
Second, through what types of genetic and biochemical processes have new physiological functions been fabricated? The primary audience for this book is faculty, senior undergraduates, and graduate students in environmental biology, comparative physiology, and marine biology. Other likely readers
include workers in governmental laboratories concerned with environmental issues, medical students interested in some elements of the book, and medical researchers.
from two fundamental classes of biochemical modifications of core biochemical processes that allow a common set of physiological functions to be conserved, and "inventions" of new biochemical traits that allow entry into novel habitats. Biochemical Mechanisms and Process in
Physiological Evolution asks two primary questions. First, how have the core biochemical systems found in all species been adaptively modified to allow the same fundamental types of physiological processes to be sustained throughout the wide range of habitat conditions found in the biosphere?
Second, through what types of genetic and biochemical processes have new physiological functions been fabricated? The primary audience for this book is faculty, senior undergraduates, and graduate students in environmental biology, comparative physiology, and marine biology. Other likely readers
include workers in governmental laboratories concerned with environmental issues, medical students interested in some elements of the book, and medical researchers.
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First published June 1, 1984
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Peter W. Hochachka
18 books1 followerPeter William Hochachka was a Canadian zoologist with a special interest in biochemical adaptation to the environment.
He earned his M.Sc. from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. from Duke University (1964).
He was a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia from 1966 until 2002, wrote or co-wrote seven books and published over 400 articles.
He was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal (1990), the Canada Council Killam Memorial Prize in Science (1993) and the NSERC Gold Medal for Science and Engineering (1995). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1983 and an Officer of the Order of Canada since 1999.
He earned his M.Sc. from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. from Duke University (1964).
He was a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia from 1966 until 2002, wrote or co-wrote seven books and published over 400 articles.
He was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal (1990), the Canada Council Killam Memorial Prize in Science (1993) and the NSERC Gold Medal for Science and Engineering (1995). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1983 and an Officer of the Order of Canada since 1999.
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