The pages are filled with information on everything from knockout mice, genomics, and enzyme chemistry to traditional organ physiology, phylogenetic analysis, and applications to human affairs. The whole animal is the principal focus of this book. Concepts and integrative themes are emphasized while giving students the specifics they need. Whereas mammalian physiology is consistently treated in depth, emphasis is also given to the other vertebrate groups, arthropods, molluscs, and-as appropriate-additional invertebrates. The book is committed to a comparative approach throughout. The book includes five additional, briefer 'At Work' chapters that apply students' newfound physiological knowledge to curiosity-provoking and important topics, including diving by marine mammals, the mechanisms of navigation, and muscle plasticity in use and disuse. Each of the 25 main chapters starts with a brief animal example to engage student interest and demonstrate the value of the material that will be learned. Its full-colour illustrations include many novel, visually effective features to help students learn. The book takes an entirely fresh approach to each topic. Integration extends from molecules to organ systems and from one physiological discipline to another. Animal Physiology presents all the branches of modern animal physiology with a strong emphasis on integration of physiological knowledge, ecology, and evolutionary biology.
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