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 starts with 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 marine mammals, 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 understand whole 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
sopre 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 logarithms, phylogenetically
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.
RESOURCES
For Students
The Animal Physiology Companion Website includes content that
expands on the coverage in the textbook as well as study and
review resources for students.
*Chapter Outlines & Summaries provide quick overviews and
reviews of each chapter
*Box Extensions expand on topics introduced in the textbook and
cover important additional conceptual material
*Online Quizzes cover key material in each chapter. These can be
assigned by the instructor or used as self-quizzes.
*Flashcards help students learn and review the many new terms
introduced in the textbook
*Glossary
For Instructors (available to qualified adopters)
The Animal Physiology, Fourth Edition Instructor's Resource
Library (IRL) contains a wealth of resources for use in lecture
development and assessment. Contents include:
Presentation Resources
*Figures & Tables: All of the textbook's figures (both line art
and photographs) are provided as JPEG files at two sizes:
high-resolution (excellent for use in PowerPoint) and
low-resolution (ideal for web pages and other uses). All the
artwork has been reformatted and optimized for exceptional image
quality when projected in class.
*Unlabeled Figures: Unlabeled versions of all figures are
provided
PowerPoint Presentations:
*Figures & Tables: Includes all the figures and tables from the
chapter, making it easy to insert any figure into an existing
presentation
*Layered Art PowerPoints: Selected key figures throughout the
textbook are prepared as step-by-step and animated presentations
that build the figure one piece at a time
The Test Bank consists of a broad range of questions covering the
key facts and concepts in each chapter. Both multiple-choice and
short-answer questions are provided. The Test Bank also includes
the Companion Website online quiz questions.
The Computerized Test Bank is provided in the Diploma
exam-creation program (software included). Diploma makes it easy
to assemble quizzes and exams from any combination of
publisher-provided questions and instructor-created questions. In
addition, quizzes and exams can be exported to many different
course management systems, such as Blackboard, WebCT, and Moodle.
Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions
