Animal Physiology
by Gordon A. Wyse, Margaret Anderson, Richard W. Hill
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Author: Gordon A. Wyse, Margaret Anderson, Richard W. HillEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06
ISBN: 0878933158
Number of pages: 770
Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc
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Book Review: Animal Physiology Textbook
Summary: 5 Stars
This used book from 2004 weighs almost five pounds and has nearly 800 pages of knowledge about multiple science disciplines concerning life. The authors thought and planned big when they developed this project. I paid under $7 including shipping and this will provide hours of reading and a good foundation in physiology, which I have not studied seriously since college. The book is large to handle, but at least the font size is adequate for an older reader. The color pictures and diagrams are helpful. The used condition of the book was fine and the highlighting of a former student was no big deal to me. I will be reading for some time yet...
Summary of Animal Physiology
Animal Physiology presents all the branches of modern animal physiology with a strong emphasis on integration among physiological disciplines, ecology, and evolutionary biology. The book takes an entirely fresh approach to each topic. Its full colour illustration program includes many novel, visually effective features to help students learn. Each of the 28 chapters starts with a brief animal example to engage student interest and demonstrate the value of the material that will be learned. The book includes five entire chapters that apply students' newfound physiological knowledge to curiosity provoking and important topics, including diving by marine mammals, the mechanisms of navigation, and training/disuse effects in muscle. The book is committed to a comparative approach throughout. While mammalian physiology is consistently treated in depth, emphasis is also given to the other vertebrate groups, arthropods, molluscs, and as appropriate additional invertebrates. Concepts and integrative themes are emphasized while giving students the specifics they need. The whole animal is the principal focus of this book. The pages are filled with information on everything from knockout mice and enzyme chemistry to traditional organ physiology, phylogenetic analysis, and applications to human affairs. Always, the central organizing principle for the array of topics presented is to understand whole animals in the environments where they live. Concepts from chemistry, physics, and mathematics are explained so the book will be accessible to science students at the sophomore or higher level. Neurophysiological principles are developed clearly and carefully, to help students understand important concepts in sufficient depth without being overwhelming. Pedagogical aids include embedded summaries throughout chapters, lists of key terms, study questions, partially annotated reference lists, an extensive glossary, and appendices on topics such as units of measure and logarithms. For all three authors, teaching physiology to undergraduate students has been a lifelong priority. The opening three chapters provide background material on physiological basics, cell molecular concepts, transport of solutes and water, ecology, and evolutionary biology. The remaining chapters are organized into five sections: Food, Energy, and Temperature Integrating Systems Muscle and Movement Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Internal Transport Water, Salts, and ExcretionAnatomy Books
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