Principles of animal physiology / Christopher D. Moyes, Ph.D., Queen's University; Patricia M. Schulte, Ph.D., University of British Columbia.
By: Moyes, Christopher D [author]
Language: English Publisher: Ontario: Pearson, [2016]Copyright date: c2016Edition: Third editionDescription: xxiv, 750 pages : illustrations; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780321838179Subject(s): PhysiologyDDC classification: 571.1| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Physiological Principles
Chapter 2 Physiological Evolution of Animals (NEW)
Chapter 3 Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Cell Physiology (formerly Ch 2)
Chapter 4 Cell Signaling and Endocrine Regulation (formerly Ch 3)
Chapter 5 Neuron Structure and Function (formerly Ch 4)
Chapter 6 Cellular Movement and Muscles (formerly Ch 5)
Chapter 7 Sensory Systems (formerly Ch 6)
Chapter 8 Functional Organization of Nervous Systems (formerly Ch 7)
Chapter 9 Circulatory Systems (formerly Ch 8)
Chapter 10 Immune Systems (NEW)
Chapter 11 Respiratory Systems (formerly Ch 9)
Chapter 12 Locomotion
Chapter 13 Ion and Water Balance (formerly Ch 10)
Chapter 14 REVISED TITLE Digestion and Energy Metabolism (formerly Ch 11)
Chapter 15 Thermal Physiology (formerly Ch 13)
Chapter 16 Reproductive Physiology (formerly Ch 14)
Principles of Animal Physiology, by Chris Moyes and Trish Schulte, is designed to provide second- and third-year, undergraduate university students enrolled in animal physiology courses with an approach that balances its presentation of comparative physiology with mechanistic topics.
The book delivers the fundamentals of animal physiology, while providing an integrative learning experience, drawing on ideas from chemistry, physics, mathematics, molecular biology and cell biology for its conceptual underpinnings.
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