Acid-base balance and nitrogen excretion in invertebrates : mechanisms and strategies in various invertebrate groups with considerations of challenges caused by ocean acidification /: mechanisms and strategies in various invertebrate groups with considerations of challenges caused by ocean acidification. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dirk Weihrauch, Michael O'Donnell, editors.
• Editors: Weihrauch, Dirk; O'Donnell, Michael
• Contents: Chapter 1: Acid-base balance in crustaceans (Fehsenfeld, Weihrauch) -- Chapter 2: Acid-base balance in cephalopods (Hu, Tseng) -- Chapter 3: Acid-base balance in echinoderms (Stumpp) -- Chapter 4: Acid-base balance in the digestive tract of insects (Onken, Moffett) -- Chapter 5: Effect of elevated PCO2 levels (global change) on the acid-base balance in marine invertebrates (Melzner, Thomson) -- Chapter 6: Nitrogen excretion in freshwater and soil invertebrates: planarians, leeches and nematodes. (Quijada-Rodriguez, Weihrauch) -- Chapter 7: Nitrogen excretion in aquatic crustaceans (Weihrauch) -- Chapter 8: Nitrogen excretion in terrestrial crustaceans (Linton) -- Chapter 9: Nitrogen excretion in insects (O'Donnell) -- Chapter 10: The Na/K-ATPase and its role in acid-base balance and ammonia excretion (Leone, Lucena, Garcon, Pinto, McNamara) -- Chapter 11: Sodium/hydrogen transporters (NHEs/MHAs) and their role in acid-base balance and ammonia excretion (Rheault).
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 306 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 592.177; Life sciences; Marine invertebrates; Nitrogen excretion; Ocean acidification; Acid-base chemistry; Acid-base chemistry; Marine invertebrates; Nitrogen excretion; Ocean acidification; Life Sciences; Animal Physiology; Invertebrates; Animal Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Invertebrates; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Zoology: Invertebrates; Animal ecology; Animal physiology; Invertebrates; Animal ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Animal physiology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319396170; 3319396153; 9783319396156
• Related ISBNs: 331939617X; 9783319396156
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 27, 2016).
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