Product Description

How do dolphins catch fish in murky water? Why do moths drink from puddles? How do birds’ eggs breathe? How do animals work? In this revised and updated edition of the acclaimed text Animal Physiology, the answers are revealed. In clear and stimulating style, Knut Schmidt-Nielsen introduces and develops the fundamental principles of animal physiology according to major environmental features - oxygen, food and energy, temperature, and water. The structure of the book is unchanged from the previous edition, but every chapter has been updated to take into account recent developments, with numerous new references and figures. Animal Physiology is suitable as a text for undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in physiology. As with previous editions, students, teachers as well as researchers will find this book a valuable and enjoyable companion to course work and research.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #234227 in Books
• Published on: 1997-04-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 607 pages

Review
‘… a really excellent book.’ Nature

‘… highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook.’ Nature

‘… a delight to read … a superb text.’ American Scientist

‘… excellent and interesting reading … It should be seriously considered as a principal textbook by teachers of comparative and environmental physiology.’ The Quarterly Review of Biology

‘… an admirable text … compulsive reading for the physiologist and ecologist alike.’ The Biologist

Customer Reviews

Informative and a good pleasure read.
This book is on my suggested reading list for my university degree and because of this as with most other texts books I have to buy I thought it would be a dull read that would bore me whilst learning. Not only is this book the best text book I have come across in my studies but it is probably the easiest to read.

The book is well set out, with many diagrams charts and pictures which unlike some text books are well explained and informative. The complex ideas that Schmidt-Nielsen writes about are easy to comprehend and I believe that even a non-scientist would be able to enjoy this book. The authur allows the fascinating world of animal physiology to be accesable to all readers, as there seems to be a basic outline of the forthcoming paragraph and then Schmidt-Nielsen goes into the detail.

It is overall a well written book that keeps me entertained whilst at the same time I learn facts which I need for my course. The only problem with this book is that when reading it is very difficult to stop, so that you can put some of that learnt knowledge on to paper.

Makes Physiology Easy
Schmidt-Nielsen is an invaluable addition to any zoologists book collection. It covers all subjects neccesary for physiology modules, from electric production in eels to the workings of neurones and hormones in all animals. All concepts are explained well and to degree level, but are written in a way that is eaily read and digested, a perfect book for the student who is a bit bogged down in the subject. THIS BOOK IS A PURCHASE YOU WILL NOT REGRET!!