Title
Animal physiology / A. Malcolm Campbell, Christopher J. Paradise.
ISBN
9781606509869 (electronic book)
9781606509852
Published
New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (72 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
QP31.2 .C252 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
612
Summary
This book examines four examples of animal physiology that illustrate emergent properties in whole organisms. The first example shows how mammals coordinate the activity of all their cells using a daily rhythm. The second case explains an apparent contradiction that happens every time a woman gets pregnant and delivers a healthy baby--how the immune system tolerates a foreign tissue such as the fetus. The next case study in this book shows how bodies regulate the amount of fat using a complex interaction of proteins that function as a lipostat, a self-regulating fat maintenance system. Finally, the book provides an understanding of why some species live long lives while others die after very short lives, and under what conditions each situation is favored. What is evolutionarily adaptive about death? These four case studies provide sufficient evidence to understand how animals regulate many of their own metabolic functions.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 14, 2016).
Series
Biology collection.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9781606509852
1. Mammals have cellular clock mechanism
Ethical, legal, social implications: sleep is connected to daily rhythms
2. Maternal immune system tolerates non-self fetus
3. Maintaining body weight and fat levels
Ethical, legal, social implications: challenges of the obesity epidemic
4. Animals age and die at different rates
Ethical, legal, social implications: end of life issues
Conclusions
Glossary
Index.
