Eckert animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations
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Eckert animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations
W.H. Freeman and Co., 2001, c2002
5th ed
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Animal physiology
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
481.3:E16:5th-ed.5010239035
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
DC22:571.1/R1582080152778
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1st - 3rd ed. by Roger Eckert
Includes bibliographical references (p.R1-R8) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This classic animal physiology text focuses on comparative examples that illustrate the general principles of physiology at all levels of organisation-from molecular mechanisms to regulated physiological systems to whole organisms in their environment. This textbook is an authoritative and complete guide to the field of animal physiology which uses a threefold approach to teaching.
The Comparative Approach emphasises basic mechanisms but allows patterns of physiological function in different species to demonstrate how evolution creates diversity. This approach encourages students to appreciate the underlying principles that govern physiological systems. The Experimental Emphasis helps students to understand the process of scientific discovery and shows how our knowledge of physiology continually increases and finally the Integrative Approach presents information about specific physiological systems at all levels of organisation, from molecular interactions to interactions between an organism and its environment.n included.
Table of Contents
PART I: PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY.- Studying Animal Physiology.- Experimental Methods for Exploring Physiology.- Molecules, Energy, and Biosynthesis.- Membranes, Channels, and Transport.- PART II: PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES.- The Functional Basis of Neuronal Function.- Communication Along and Between Neurons.- Sensing the Environment.- Structural and Functional Organization of Nervous Systems.- Glands and Endocrine Control: Mechanisms and Cost of Secretion.- Muscles and Animal Movement.- Behavior: Initiation, Patterns and Control.- PART III: INTEGRATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.- Circulation.- Gas Exchange and Acid-Base Balance.- Ionic and Osmotic Regulation.- Acquiring Energy: Feeding, Digestion, and Metabolism.- Energy Expenditure: Body Size, Locomotion and Reproduction.- Energetic Costs of Meeting Environmental Challenge.
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