For a chilling read, try H. Pörtner and R. Playle’s Cold Ocean
Physiology begins by describing the adaptations for life in polar seas. More
specific reviews cover subjects ranging from the antifreeze blood of ice fish to
the diving physiology of seals, providing an excellent guide for final-year
undergraduates, postgraduates or anyone interested in advanced polar biology.
Published by Cambridge University Press, £80/$125,ISBN
0521580781.
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