COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

by Philip C. Withers

This truly comparative text takes a fundamental, biophysical approach toward animal physiology. Students majoring in zoology, biology, or premedicine will study animals ranging from simple invertebrates and protozoans to complex multicellular invertebrates and vertebrates. Emphasis on evolution shows the progressive changes, modifications, and developments of physiological systems from simple to complex animals. Comparisons show the similarities and differences in how animals function, but stress fundamentally similar adaptations in very different animals.

Genres: Biology

949 pages, Hardcover

First published January 2, 1992

Reviews

[Liesl de Swardt]

Good overview of comparative physiology. The language is readable and understandable and concepts are explained well.

[Aly]

Very helpful for some of my University assignments!

[Khalid]

Can you tell me that how i can read this book on goodreads??

[Darin Padula]

Quite comparative- he's not kidding around! Covers all the bases, though by today's standards for textbook writing it's rather old-school and dry, with some seriously tired graphs and lack of illustrations/graphics.