Animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations
- Title
- Animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations / Roger Eckert, with chapters 13 and 14 by David Randall.
- Published by
- New York : W.H. Freeman, ©1988.
- Author
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- Description
- x, 683 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
- Subject
- Contents
- Glossary, p.621-640.
- Contents include:- The meaning of physiology -- Physical and chemical concepts -- Enzymes and energetics -- Permeability and transport -- Ions and excitation -- Propagation and transmission of signals -- Sensory mechanisms -- Neural processing and behavior -- Chemical messengers and regulators -- Muscle and movement -- Cell motility -- Osmoregulation and excretion -- Circulation of the blood -- Exchange of gases -- Feeding, digestion, and absorption -- Animal energetics and temperature relations.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [611]-620.