Animal physiology is the scientific study of how the bodies of animals function. How does an animal breathe, develop, eat and digest, reproduce, control its act

Scientific experiments using animals have contributed significantly to the improvement of human health. Animal experiments were crucial to the conquest of polio

The new and updated edition of this accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of the comparative physiology of animals within an environmental context.

This full-colour and pedagogy-rich textbook presents all the branches of modern animal physiology, with a strong emphasis on integration among physiological dis