New Book Available
"Life in the Cold: Evolution, Mechanisms, Adaptation, and Application"
Edited By: Brian M. Barnes and Hannah V. Carey
Biological Papers of the University of Alaska no. 27. Institute of
Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
ISSN 0568-8604, #27
For further information and to order the book, please go to:
http://www.alaska.edu/litc/
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book holds contributions associated with the Twelfth International
"Life in the Cold" symposium, which has been held every three to four
years since 1959. The symposium was held on board the MS Veendam,
sailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Seward, Alaska, USA
from 25 July to 1 August 2004.
Life in the Cold 2004 included disciplines beyond the traditional
mammalian hibernation realm of the series. Entire sessions were devoted
to overwintering strategies in amphibians and reptiles, in insects, and
in birds. While the study animals vary, the questions and often the
solutions that allow animals to persevere through seasons of anticipated
famine and/or cold are similar. Also new to this conference was a
session focused entirely on biomedical applications of hibernation and
other overwintering strategies. The inclusion of applied biology
reflects the growing appreciation by the scientific community of the
potential value that understanding of the fundamental basis of
hibernation and other adaptations to environmental extremes can provide
in terms of innovative approaches to animal and human biomedicine.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Brian M. Barnes is a professor of zoophysiology and director of the
Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Hannah V. Carey is a professor of comparative biosciences at the
University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
For further information and to order the book, please go to:
http://www.alaska.edu/litc/