Comparative Animal Physiology

Promoting a conceptual understanding and taking an integrative systems approach, Animal Physiology illustrates the individual organization as well as the collective interdependence of each complete physiological system.

Nutrition is a very broad discipline, encompassing biochemistry, physiology, endocrinology, immunology, microbiology and pathology.

There is often confusion over the meaning and usage of terms such as efficiency, economy, effectiveness, optimization, and perfection in biology. This book defines and discusses these concepts within a broad evolutionary perspective and considers how evolutionary pressures can affect the economy and efficiency of animals.

Authors: Dantzler, William H.
A completely updated and revised new edition
Compares and integrates renal physiology across all the major classes of vertebrates
Identifies gaps in our knowledge of comparative renal physiology and indicates areas of future research