Physiological Ecology: How Animals Process Energy, Nutrients, and Toxins

by WilliamH.Karasov (Author), Carlos Martinezdel Rio (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $106.39

  Presents an overview of the physiological and biochemical principles that shape how animals procure energy and nutrients and free themselves of toxins - and how this relates to broader ecological phenomena. This book reviews the chemical ecology of food, and discusses how animals digest and process food.