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Sturkie's Avian Physiology

  • 7th Edition - November 6, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Colin G. Scanes, Sami Dridi
  • Language: English

Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of domestic as well as wild birds. This latest edition is thoroughly re… Read more

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Description

Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of domestic as well as wild birds. This latest edition is thoroughly revised and updated and features several new chapters with entirely new content on such topics as vision, sensory taste, pain reception, evolution, and domestication. Chapters throughout have been greatly expanded due to the many recent advances in the field.

This book is written by international experts in different aspects of avian physiology. For easy reading and searches, this book is structured under a series of themes, beginning with genomic studies, sensory biology and nervous systems, and major organs. The chapters then move on to investigate metabolism, endocrine physiology, reproduction, and finally cross-cutting themes such as stress and rhythms. New chapters on feathers and skin are featured as well.

Sturkie’s Avian Physiology, Seventh Edition

 is an important resource for ornithologists, poultry scientists, and other researchers in avian studies. It is also useful for students in avian or poultry physiology, as well as avian veterinarians.

Key features

  • Stands out as the only single volume devoted to bird physiology
  • Features updates, revisions, or additions to each chapter
  • Written and edited by international leaders in avian studies

Readership

Orinthologists, immunologists, cell biologists, pathologists, poultry scientists, vaccinologists and veterinarians Zoologists, ecologists, ornithologists and evolutionary biologists interested in using immunological parameters as selection traits for studies on survival and evolution

Table of contents

Part I. Undergirding themes

1. Importance of physiology of birds

2. Avian genomics

3. Transcriptomics of physiological systems

4. Avian Proteomics

5. Avian metabolomics

6. Mitochondrial physiology

7. Evolution of birds

8. Domestication of poultry

Part II. Sensory biology and nervous system theme

9. The avian somatosensory system: a comparative view

10. Avian Vision

11. Avian Hearing

12. Avian olfaction and other chemical reception (excluding taste)

13. Avian taste reception

14. Avian nociception and pain

15. Magnetoreception and its use for long distance migration

16. Avian subpallium and autonomic nervous system

Part III. Organ system theme

17. Blood

18. The cardiovascular system

19. Osmoregulatory systems of birds

20. Respiration

21. Gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology

21A. Intestinal villi and crypt organization and function

22. Bone

23. Skeletal muscle

24. The avian immune system

Part IV. Metabolism theme

25. Carbohydrate metabolism

26. Adipose tissue and lipid metabolism

27. Protein metabolism

28. Food intake regulation

Part V. Endocrine theme

29. Overview of avian neuropeptides and peptides

30. Pituitary gland

31. Thyroids

32. The role of hormones in the regulation of bone turnover and eggshell calcification

33. Adrenals Rocco

34. Endocrine pancreas

Part VI. Reproductive theme

35. Reproduction in the female

36. Reproduction in the male

37. The physiology of the avian embryo

Part VI. Cross-cutting themes

38. Stress Eco-physiology

39. Physiology of welfare/wellbeing of poultry

40. Reproductive Behavior

41. Physiology of growth

42. Circadian rhythms

43. Circannual cycles and photoperiodism

44. Annual cycles

45. Regulation of body temperature: patterns and processes

46. Flight

47. Physiological challenges of migration

48. Actions of toxicants and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in birds

Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 26, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Colin G. Scanes

Dr. Colin G. Scanes is Professor Emeritus of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He obtained his PhD from the University of Wales and his DSc from Hull University. His research interests include anthrozoology; animal physiology, nutrition, and production; and veterinary medicine. He has received numerous awards for his research in animal and agricultural sciences, most recently from the American Society of Animal Science. In addition to faculty positions with the University of Wisconsin, Iowa State University, and Mississippi State University, Dr. Scanes has worked various federal positions with the USDA, SANREM CRSP, DOE, and EPA FQPA. He has led the development of more than a dozen books, including the first edition of Animals and Human Society and the 6th and 7th editions of Sturkie’s Avian Physiology.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

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Sami Dridi

Sami Dridi received his Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR) in Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Cell Signaling from the University of Paris XI. He got his PhD and master’s degrees in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Poultry Science from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL) and National Institute for Agronomic Researches (INRA), France. He joined several international teams such as UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Kentucky, University of Leuven (Belgium), ENITA Bordeaux (France), ENV Nantes (France), and West Virginia University as a postdoctoral fellow, contractual professor, or main investigator. He joined the University of Arkansas in 2013. He is currently a full professor in avian endocrinology and molecular genetics. He strives to consistently rise the next generation of poultry scientists and produce significant research that will bring both fundamental understanding as well as practical solutions to ongoing poultry problems. He has led the development of 7th edition of Sturkie’s Avian Physiology.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

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