Biochemical adaptation mechanism and process in physiological evolution hochachka p w somero g n oxford university press 2002 480 pp isbn 0 195 11702 6 hardback 80 isbn 0 195 11703 4 paperback 40 this is an interesting book. Biochemical adaptation mechanism and process in physiological evolution mayara kimberly 215 experimental protocols but rather is a series of chapters though the amount of detail varies the treatment on the on the various techniques that biochemists use and the whole is pretty good considering how much is packed in principles behind them. Biochemical adaptation mechanism and process in physiological evolution hochachka p w somero g n oxford university press 2002 480 pp isbn 0 195 11702 6 hardback 80 isbn 0 195 11703 4 paperback 40 this is an interesting book its aim is to provide an integrative review of knowledge in biochemistry from the. Biochemical adaptation mechanisms and process in physiological evolution asks two primary questions first how have the core biochemical systems found in all species been adaptively modified to allow the same fundamental types of physiological processes to be sustained throughout the wide range of habitat conditions found in the biosphere