Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut,  1915- <br/><br/>
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY :  adaptation and environment / 
KNUT SCHMIDT-NIELSEN 
 - FOURTH EDITION 
 - xii, 602 pages :  illustrations ;   24 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/> Part I. Oxygen:<br/>1. Respiration<br/>2. Blood<br/>3. Circulation<br/>  Part II. Food and Energy:<br/>4. Food and fuel<br/>5. Energy metabolism  Part III. Temperature:<br/>6. Temperature effects<br/>7. Temperature regulation  Part IV. Water:<br/>8. Water and osmotic regulation<br/>9. Excretion  Part V. Movement, Information, Integration:<br/>10. Movement, muscle, biomechanics<br/>11. Control and integration<br/>12. Hormonal control<br/>13. Information and senses - Appendices 
<br/><br/> This edition of "Animal Physiology" has been fully revised and updated and provides a survey emphasizing fundamental principles rather than details. The text is written for those who want to know how things work, what animals do, and how they do it. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521381963 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animal--Physiology<br/>Physiology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>591.1