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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 March 2010
      21 July 1994
      ISBN:
      9780511661716
      9780521440165
      9780521020855
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511661716
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.891kg, 464 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.714kg, 464 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Zoology
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    However well the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tracts of a wide range of mammals is described and quantified, there can be no real explanation of observed patterns without consideration of the mechanical and chemical properties of the food consumed, and of the digestive stages involved in its processing. This book aims to integrate findings from the many different types of investigations of mammalian digestive systems into a coherent whole. Using the themes of food, form and function, researchers discuss models of digestive processes, linking this with evolutionary aspects of food utilisation. Macroscopic and ultrastructural studies of the gastro-intestinal tract are also presented, as are physiological, ecological and biochemical aspects of the digestion of different food types. The book ends with an integrative chapter, bringing together the themes running through the earlier sections.

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    ‘In conclusion, the book is well presented and scholarly. It is likely to be enjoyed on a first reading and used often thereafter, because of the wide range of information it presents.’

    The Queen’s University of Belfast Source: Anatomy Journal

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