This book discusses aerobic metabolism at all levels, from the gas exchange organs to mitochondria including aspects of morphology and physiology as well as the control of breathing in the central nervous system.

Preface 1: Prolegomena 2: A very brief history of respiratory biology 3: A Primer on respiratory physiology 4: Structure, function, and evolution of respiratory proteins 5: Coping with extremes 6: Respiratory faculties of aquatic invertebrates 7: Respiratory faculties of amphibious and terrestrial invertebrates 8: Control of breathing in invertebrates 9: The evolution of water-breathing respiratory faculties in invertebrates 10: The evolution of air-breathing respiratory faculties in invertebrates 11: Respiratory faculties of aquatic craniotes 12: Respiratory faculties of amphibious and terrestrial craniotes 13: Control of breathing in craniotes 14: The evolution of water-breathing respiratory faculties in craniotes 15: The evolution of air-breathing respiratory faculties in craniotes 16: The Bottom Line

Provides a modern, integrative approach to the respiratory biology of animals, adopting a strong evolutionary theme Uniquely integrates morphology, physiology, and evolution Incorporates clear background information on the properties of respiratory gases and the media in which they are carried Describes the structural and functional principles of invertebrate respiratory systems Analyses how animals with very different cardiorespiratory systems deal with extreme environmental challenges Collates a widely dispersed literature to produce a comprehensive and authoritative synthesis

Steven Perry completed his Ph.D. in Biology at Boston University, USA in 1975. He undertook postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine from 1975-1976 under Johannes Piiper before moving to Bristol University, UK for a year to study the morphometry of fish gills under George M. Hughes. From 1977-1978 he worked at the Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen in Germany, on the morphometry of reptilian lungs under Hans-Rainer Duncker. During his career he has held the positions of Assistant and Adjunct Associate Professor of Zoology, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, Germany; Lecurer in Zoology; Adjunct Associate Professor in Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Calgary, Canada and University Professor for Morphology and Systematics of Animals at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, whence he retired in 2009. In 2010 he was a CAPES visiting Professor at the Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Markus Lambertz studied biology at the University of Bonn with a major focus on zoology, and minor ones on paleontology and geology. In 2015 he obtained his doctorate under the supervision of Steve Perry with a dissertation on the functional and evolutionary morphology of the amniote respiratory apparatus. Subsequently he became associated postdoc in the herpetological group of the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn, and after a short-term stay as a visiting lecturer at the Federal University of Viçosa in Brazil he assumed his current position at the University of Bonn in 2016. His primary research interests encompass the entire breadth of morphology and systematics, particularly that of reptiles. These are supplemented by a keen interest in the history of science. Anke Schmitz did her Diploma thesis and doctoral dissertation at the University of Erlangen, Germany, where she studied respiration in butterflies. During her postdoctoral studies at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn she achieved the rank of privatdozentin (PD), investigating the respiration of insects, spiders and harvestmen using morphological and physiological techniques. Development and application of new stereological approaches to the respiratory system, mainly the tracheal system of arthropods, were the mainstay of her work. In addition, she collaborated with other researchers on the respiratory system of fish, mammals and amphioxus. Presently she is working together with PD Dr. Helmut Schmitz, on the infra-red receptors of pyrophilous insects and instructing electron microscopy.

Provides a modern, integrative approach to the respiratory biology of animals, adopting a strong evolutionary theme Uniquely integrates morphology, physiology, and evolution Incorporates clear background information on the properties of respiratory gases and the media in which they are carried Describes the structural and functional principles of invertebrate respiratory systems Analyses how animals with very different cardiorespiratory systems deal with extreme environmental challenges Collates a widely dispersed literature to produce a comprehensive and authoritative synthesis