The focus of Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates: Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects is the evolution of cardiovascular and respiratory control in vertebrates. Life originated in water, which has constantly changing temperatures and O₂ levels. Fish gills can extract up to 80% of their inspired O₂, because they have a countercurrent bloodstream. Oxygen sensors have been found within the gill arches of ray-finned fish such as carp and trout, and these O₂ sensors screen the inspired water and the capillary blood... 538 p.

• Dr. Mogens L. Glass, ed. Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil). Fac. Medicina, Depto. Fisiologia.
• Stephen C. Wood, ed. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (USA). Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine.
  
   
• Publication date (print & electronic format): 2014-11.