Vertebrate Endocrinology (Relié)

The sixth edition of Vertebrate Endocrinology provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the endocrine system for college and university students as well as researchers. This book is logically arranged, easily comprehended, and well illustrated. It covers traditional hormone-based systems and introduces all forms of chemical communication, as well as their implications for the health of humans, domesticated, and wild vertebrates.
This book is written by two experts who have done extensive research in comparative vertebrate endocrinology with an emphasis on natural and anthropogenic environmental factors influencing endocrine systems. Collectively, the authors have taught courses in endocrinology at the undergraduate and graduate level for more than 70 years. First published in 1980, Vertebrate Endocrinology continues to serve as an important resource for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in the biological, animal, and veterinary sciences.
Endocrine researchers will also benefit from the book's relevance in the areas of comparative, veterinary, and mammalian endocrinology. Key Features. Addresses the endocrinology of all vertebrate and non-vertebrate chordates. The only endocrinology textbook that deals with evolutionary aspects of endocrine systems. Includes biochemical, cellular, tissue, organismic, behavioral, and environmental aspects of chemical communication.