Acid-base balance and nitrogen excretion in invertebrates : mechanisms and strategies in various invertebrate groups with considerations of challenges caused by ocean acidification

• Other Authors: Weihrauch, Dirk (Editor), O'Donnell, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Subjects: mořští bezobratlí; acidobazická rovnováha; dusík; bezobratlí; sea invertebrates; invertebrates; acid-base equilibrium; nitrogen; elektronické knihy; učebnice; electronic books; textbooks
• ISBN: 9783319396170; 9783319396156
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 306 pages) : illustrations (some color)

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the diverse strategies invertebrate animals have developed for nitrogen excretion and maintenance of acid-base balance and summarizes the most recent findings in the field, obtained by state-of-the-art methodology. A broad range of terrestrial, fres...