Eckert animal physiology

mechanisms and adaptations

This fifth edition of "Eckert Animal Physiology" highlights breakthroughs in the field. It presents information about specific physiological systems at all levels of organization, from moleular interactions to interactions between an organism and its environment

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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 Neuron - 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 - PAR 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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