Animal physiology /
Richard W. Hill, Michigan State University, Daniel Cavanaugh, Loyola University Chicago, Margaret Anderson, Smith College.
- Fifth edition.
- xxviii, 855 pages, 105 variously numbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Revised edition of: Animal physiology / Richard W. Hill, Michigan State University, Gordon A. Wyse, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Margaret Anderson, Smith College. Fourth edition. [2016].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animals and environments : function on the ecological stage Molecules and cells in animal physiology Genomics, proteomics, and related approaches to physiology Physiological development and epigenetics Transport of solutes and water Nutrition, feeding, and digestion Energy metabolism Aerobic and anaerobic forms of metabolism The energetics of aerobic activity Thermal relations Food, energy, and temperature at work : the lives of mammals in frigid places Neurons Synapses Sensory processes Nervous system organization and biological clocks Endocrine and neuroendocrine physiology Reproduction Integrating systems at work : animal navigation Control of movement : the motor bases of animal behavior Muscle Movement and muscle at work : plasticity in response to use and disuse Introduction to oxygen and carbon dioxide physiology External respiration : the physiology of breathing Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in body fluids (with an introduction to acid-base physiology) Circulation Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and internal transport at work : diving by marine mammals Water and salt physiology : introduction and mechanisms Water and salt physiology of animals in their environments Kidneys and excretion (with notes on nitrogen excretion) Water, salts, and excretion at work : mammals of deserts and dry savannas
"Comprehensive, contemporary, and engaging, Animal Physiology provides evolutionary and ecological context to help students make connections across all levels of physiological scale"--
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