《HOMEOSTASIS AND FEEDBACK MECHANISMS》

Homeostasis and the Environment by C.F.A.PANTIN1

The Roles of Physiology and Behaviour in the Maintenance of Homeostasis in the Desert Environment by G.A.BARTHOLOMEW7

Insulative and Metabolic Adaptations to Cold in Vertebrates by J.S.HART31

The Thermal Homeostasis of Man by T.H.BENZINGER49

Fish Respiratory Homeostasis by G.M.HUGHES81

Stresses Imposed on Diving Vertebrates during Prolonged Under-water Exposure by H.T.ANDERSEN109

Fuel and Power in the Control of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Mammalian Muscle by P.J.RANDLE129

The Hypothalamus in Mammalian Homeostasis by B.A.CROSS157

Hormonal Mechanisms in the Homeostatic Regulation of the Vertebrate Body with Special Reference to the Adrenal Cortex by I.CHESTER JONES and D.BELLAMY195

The Control of Salt Balance in the Crustacea by J.SHAW237

Genetic Aspects of Homeostasis by A.ROBERTSON257

Homeostasis in Insect Growth by V.B.WIGGLESWORTH265

Diurnal Rhythms and Homeostatic Mechanisms by J.E.HARKER283

A Statistical Mechanics of Temporal Organization in Cells by B.C.GOODWIN301

The Psychological Link of a Statistical Feedback Mechanism explained by Means of Information Theory by H.FRANK327

Control of Basic Movements in Flying Insects by T.WEIS-FOGH343

Basic Control Patterns of Orientational Homeostasis by H.MITTELSTAEDT365

Human Position Sense and Sense of Effort by P.A.MERTON387

Techniques of Systems-Analysis Applied to Feedback Pathways in the Control of Eye Movements by D.H.FENDER401

Feedback Theory and its Application to Biological Systems by K.E.MACHIN421

Author Index447

Subject Index455