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Animal physiology : an environmental perspective / Prof Patrick Butler, Prof Anne Brown, Prof George Stephenson.

By:

Butler, Patrick

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: xii, 1089 p. colour illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:

9780199655458 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

571.1 B9761

Contents:

Part one -- Animals and their environment -- 1: The diversity of animals and their interactions with natural environments -- 2: Energy metabolism -- generating energy from food -- 3: Cells, organisms and interactions with their environment -- Part two -- Water and salts -- 4: Body fluid regulation: principles and processes -- 5: Osmotic and ionic regulation in aquatic animals -- 6: Water balance of land animals -- 7: Kidneys and excretion -- Part three -- Temperature -- 8: Temperature and the principles of heat exchange -- 9: Temperature regulation in ectotherms -- 10: Temperature regulation in endotherms -- Part four -- Oxygen -- 11: The respiratory gases, gas exchange and transport: key characteristics and principles -- 12: Respiratory systems -- 13: Transport in respiratory systems, and acid-base balance -- 14: Cardiovascular systems -- 15: Environmental and behavioural influences on the cardiorespiratory system -- Part five -- Coordination and integration -- 16: Neurons, nerves and nervous systems -- 17: How animals sense their environments -- 18: Muscles and animal movement -- 19: Hormones -- 20: Reproduction -- 21: Control of sodium, water, and calcium balance -- 22: Integration of the respiratory and circulatory systems.

List(s) this item appears in: New Arrival Fy 2021-22 | Biology_Fy2021-22

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	UE-Central Library	571.1 B9761 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T13622

Part one --
Animals and their environment --
1: The diversity of animals and their interactions with natural environments --
2: Energy metabolism --
generating energy from food --
3: Cells, organisms and interactions with their environment --
Part two --
Water and salts --
4: Body fluid regulation: principles and processes --
5: Osmotic and ionic regulation in aquatic animals --
6: Water balance of land animals --
7: Kidneys and excretion --
Part three --
Temperature --
8: Temperature and the principles of heat exchange --
9: Temperature regulation in ectotherms --
10: Temperature regulation in endotherms --
Part four --
Oxygen --
11: The respiratory gases, gas exchange and transport: key characteristics and principles --
12: Respiratory systems --
13: Transport in respiratory systems, and acid-base balance --
14: Cardiovascular systems --
15: Environmental and behavioural influences on the cardiorespiratory system --
Part five --
Coordination and integration --
16: Neurons, nerves and nervous systems --
17: How animals sense their environments --
18: Muscles and animal movement --
19: Hormones --
20: Reproduction --
21: Control of sodium, water, and calcium balance --
22: Integration of the respiratory and circulatory systems.

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