Animal Physiology

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: an overview
13. Transport in respiratory systems, and acid-base balance
14. Cardiovascular systems: an overview
15. Environmental and behavioural influences on the cardio-respiratory system
Part Five: Coordination and Integration
16. Neurons, nerves and nervous systems: an overview
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: rhythm generation and control

Ancillary Resource Centre:
Instructor Resources:
- Image bank
Student Study Guide:
- Original research articles
- Case studies
- Experimental approach panels
- Answers to numerical questions

Patrick J. Butler is Professor of Comparative Physiology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham.

J. Anne Brown is Emeritus Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Exeter.

D. George Stephenson is Emeritus Professor in the School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

John R. Speakman is Professor of Zoology in the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Aberdeen.

Special Features

• Takes an evolutionary approach to show how physiological systems allow animals to adapt to their changing environments.
• Narrative focuses on key concepts, expanding on particular topics or themes, helping students to grasp difficult concepts in a progressive and layered way.
• Robust yet accessible introduction to the physical and chemical properties of animal environments provides students with a clear and in-depth understand of this often challenging subject.
• Carefully selected examples illustrate how different groups of animals have evolved different solutions based on the environmental difficulties they face.
• Explores relevant and real-world issues - such as climate change and pollution - from the point of view of their physiological effects on animals, showing how our understanding of such topics can be translated into new approaches to conservation.