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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Animal Physiology Fourth Edition by Richard W. Hill Gordon A. Wyse and Margaret Anderson
Published by Sinauer Associates an imprint of Oxford University Press. Animal Physiology Fourth Edition presents all the branches of modern animal physiology with a strong emphasis on integration of physiological knowledge ecology and evolutionary biology. Integration extends from genes to organ systems and from one physiological discipline to another. The book takes an entirely fresh approach to each topic. Its full-color illustrations include many novel visually-effective features to help students learn. Each of the twenty-five main chapters startswith an animal example to engage student interest and demonstrate the value of the material that will be learned. The book includes five additional briefer At Work chapters that apply students' newfound physiological knowledge to curiosity-provoking and important topics including diving by marinemammals the mechanisms of navigation and muscle plasticity in use and disuse.The book is committed to a comparative approach throughout. Whereas mammalian physiology is consistently treated in depth emphasis is also given to the other vertebrate groups arthropods and molluscs. Concepts and integrative themes are emphasized while giving students the specifics they need.The whole animal is the principal focus of this book. The book's extensive coverage of genomics and cellular-molecular biology is therefore carefully linked to whole-animal biology. With this edition coverage of physiologically relevant genomics has been greatly expanded. The subject matter of animal physiology is also linked to topics in human affairs such as athletic training and global warming. Always the central organizing principle for the array of topics presented is to understandwhole animals in the environments where they live. Complex principles are developed clearly using classroom-tested pedagogy often with carefully designed conceptual illustrations. Concepts from chemistry physics and mathematics are explained so that the book will be accessible to science students at the sophomore or higher level. Pedagogical aids include embedded summaries throughout chapters study questions (with online answers) partially annotated reference lists an extensive glossary ten appendices (covering logarithmsphylogenetically independent contrasts basic physics terms etc.) and an upgraded index. Carefully worded balloons are used extensively to guide students through the interpretation of figures. For all three authors teaching physiology to undergraduate students has been a lifelong priority.show more