French, Kathleen : University of California, San Diego
Summary
Building on their last revision of Roger Eckert's best-selling text, the author team of Randall, Burggren, and
French are back and breathing new life into Animal Physiology. The Fifth Edition highlights the latest breakthroughs
in the field and offers refreshing new themes, all the while staying true to the enduring strengths that have made
the book a longtime market-leader. With this edition more student help has also been included.
Table of Contents
PART I: PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY
1. Studying Animal Physiology
2. Experimental Methods for Exploring Physiology
3. Molecules, Energy, and Biosynthesis
4. Membranes, Channels, and Transport
PART II: PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
5. The Functional Basis of Neuronal Function
6. Communication Along and Between Neurons
7. Sensing the Environment
8. Structural and Functional Organization of Nervous Systems
9. Glands and Endocrine Control: Mechanisms and Cost of Secretion
10. Muscles and Animal Movement
11. Behavior: Initiation, Patterns and Control
PART III: INTEGRATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
12. Circulation
13. Gas Exchange and Acid-Base Balance
14. Ionic and Osmotic Regulation
15. Acquiring Energy: Feeding, Digestion, and Metabolism
16. Energy Expenditure: Body Size, Locomotion and Reproduction
17. Energetic Costs of Meeting Environmental Challenge
