Perhaps development is more than just morphogenesis. We now recognize that the
conceptus expresses epigenetic marks that heritably affect it phenotypically, indicating that …

Insect tracheae form during embryonic development and initially contain liquid, which
impedes transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Only later do tracheae fill with gas and …

Slight changes in lung volume have previously been reported in ducks. We studied the
functional structure of the lung of the domestic duck using classical anatomical techniques …

This book is founded on the breakthrough concept that the cell-cell signaling mechanism for
embryologic development can be traced backwards across space and time from present-day …

Asphaltenes, as indigenous components in crude oils, are believed to play an important role
in the petroleum production and processing industry. For example, asphaltene molecules …

Pulmonary surfactant is comprised of lipids and proteins. Environmental variables—
temperature, pressure and hypoxia—represent powerful evolutionary selection pressures …

While integrating published works, this book captures four decades of own investigations on
the functional design of the avian respiratory system. It has been written for a broad …

Comprehensive systematic account of the development of the avian respiratory system,
specifically that of the domestic fowl, Gallus gallus variant domesticus, is presented. Factors …

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins that forms a
monomolecular film at the lung-air interface. It serves dual purposes:(i) lowers the surface …

To gain a full understanding of the relationship between climate change and physiology we
must transcend the superficial Anthropic Principle, that we are 'in'this Universe, and enter the …