Fundamentals of comparative vertebrate endocrinology /

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Imprint:New York : Plenum Press, c1987.
Description:xvi, 666 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/885980
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Other authors / contributors:Chester-Jones, I.
Ingelton, P. M.
Phillips, J. G. (John Guest)
ISBN:0306423146
Notes:Includes bibliographies and index.
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Written by 14 respected and active investigators in the field, this book is intended as an authoritative volume on comparative vertebrate endocrinology. As a textbook for advanced undergraduates or graduate students, this reviewer found it a rather unsavory affair-too many cooks. The editors have not done their job; the writing styles, choice of subtopics, and the order in which the subtopics are presented varies considerably from author to author and hence from chapter to chapter. ``Comparative'' studies are inherently difficult because they demand a large database from which to draw, through inductive reasoning, general evolutionary trends and principles. Failure to organize this mass of material in a consistent fashion makes this challenging task more difficult and more unpalatable to the student. This diversity of approaches and styles might be acceptable if this book were meant to be a reference source. But alas, dogmatic statements are not supported by primary references nor is there an extensive bibliography.-D.M. Senseman, University of Texas at San Antonio

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