Description
This comprehensive, fully updated text Essentials of Animal Physiology, 4th Edition, describes the essential concepts of animal physiology and related biochemistry for students of biology and related disciplines. In terms of presentation and contents, the ebook offers relevant fundamentals of physiology and animal behaviour under diverse conditions. This text will certainly satisfy the needs of students of biology, home science and animal husbandry. Key features include: – Coverage of physiology of organ systems of animals, including human and mammalian physiology; – it surveys functional specialisation of organisms and their survival ability under environmental stresses; – it explains criteria of physiological variations among organisms living in diverse habitats; – it includes new coverage on animal calorimetry to explain energy requirements of animals; – it has in-depth coverage of membrane physiology; – and it includes a new chapter on physiological disorders emanating from organellar malfunctions and genetic disabilities. 596 p.
- S.C. Rastogi. B.I.T.S., Professor of Biological Sciences, Pilani (India).
- Publication date (reprint original edition 2008 to digital version): 2019-12 – New Age International Publishers.
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