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1	Animal Physiology more books like this by Richard W Hill, Sr add to wishlist Animal Physiology presents all the branches of modern animal physiology with a strong emphasis on integration among physiological disciplines, ecology, and evolutionary biology. The book takes an entirely fresh approach to each topic. Its full colour illustration program includes many novel, visually effective features to help students learn. Each ... see all copies from $2.69! new only from $7.15! \| first editions
2	Why We Run: A Natural History more books like this by Bernd Heinrich add to wishlist In "Why We Run, " biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific, "Why We Run" shows Heinrich's ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $7.24! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology more books like this by Randy Joe Nelson add to wishlist Written for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this text provides an integrated presentation of the expanding field of behavioural endocrinology - the study of hormone-behaviour interactions. Using a comparative approach, the text explores how hormone-behaviour interactions have evolved in both humans and non-human animals to solve ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $96.77!
4	Biology of Aging: Observations & Principles more books like this by Robert Arking add to wishlist Robert Arking's Biology of Aging, 3rd edition, is an introductory text to the biology of aging which gives advanced undergraduate and graduate students a thorough review of the entire field. His prior two editions have also served admirably as a reference text for clinicians and scientists. This new edition captures the extraordinary recent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.54! \| first editions
5	Environmental Physiology of Animals more books like this by Pat Willmer, Ian Johnston add to wishlist The new and updated edition of this accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of the comparative physiology of animals within an environmental context. It includes two brand new chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. It discusses both comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. It analyses and integrates ... see all copies from $19.90! new only from $49.09! \| SVS
6	Why Geese Don't Get Obese (And We Do): How Evolution's Strategies for Survival Affect Our Everyday Lives more books like this by Eric P Widmaier add to wishlist Why are elephants' ears so big? Why do humans get the bends when dolphins don't? Imagine being able to consume 250,000 calories (50 Christmas dinners) daily without gaining weight! If we had the metabolism of a shrew, we could, and we would have to. In this text, Eric Widmaier offers a physiologist's view of the features and abilities humans and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Animal physiology : mechanisms and adaptations more books like this by Roger Eckert, D. J. Randall add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions
8	The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself more books like this by Hannah Holmes add to wishlist "Stiff" meets "Your Inner Fish" in this surprising, humorous, and edifying description of Homo sapiens, as if humans were a newly-discovered animal. see all copies from $12.68! new only from $14.47! \| SVS
9	Racing the Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us about Running and Life more books like this by Bernd Heinrich add to wishlist Combining his knowledge as a Professor of Biology with his life-long experience as a marathoner and ultramarathoner, Berndt Heinrich explores the human capacity to run--our biological likenesses to animals, the role of the imagination in running, and the metaphorical aptness running and racing has for life. see all copies from $12.61! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution more books like this by Peter W Hochachka, George N Somero add to wishlist This text lays out the principles of mechanistic comparative physiology in an ecological and evolutionary context. The subject of evolutionary physiology has been advancing considerably and this book will bring readers up to date on a number of new techniques, ideas and data. Topics include NMR spectroscopy and molecular biology, evolution and ... see all copies from $4.65! new only from $24.79! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Bizarre & Beautiful Eyes more books like this by Santa Fe Writers Group add to wishlist This intriguing book gives a close-up view of a rattlesnake's head and its second set of eyes that see infrared rays, the compound eyes of a fly, and 18 other animals who see the world from entirely different angles. Color photos and illus. see all copies from $8.71!
12 view cover	Biology of Sensory Systems more books like this by Christopher Smith add to wishlist Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. These show the similarities in the molecular architecture and in the physiology of sensory cells across species and across sensory modality and often indicate a common ... see all copies from $65.75! new only from $65.75! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	How Animals Work, more books like this by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen add to wishlist An elegant analysis of how animals work and function. Professor Schmidt-Nielsen's incisive account gives a clear understanding of comparative physiology in relation to body size, form and function, energy supply, and environment. The author is concerned with principles. For example, he explains how difficult it may be to lose heat and water from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| SVS
14 view cover	Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision more books like this by S N Archer (Editor), S Vallerga (Editor), J C Partridge (Editor) add to wishlist The field of the ecology of vision has grown considerably since John Lythgoe first wrote his original book on the subject in 1979. John Lythgoe was instrumental in founding the subject that has inspired vision researchers to relate the functioning of the visual system with the visual requirements demanded by the environment and behaviour of the ... see all copies from $326.65! new only from $326.65! \| SVS
15 view cover	Introduction to Animal Physiology more books like this by Ian Kay add to wishlist Introduction to animal physiology provides students with a thorough, easy-to-understand introduction to the principles of animal physiology, with examples chosen to illustrate physiological processes from across the animal kingdom. It is clearly written see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Seasonality in Primates: Studies of Living and Extinct Human and Non-Human Primates more books like this by Diane K Brockman (Editor), Carel P Van Schaik (Editor) add to wishlist The emergence of the genus Homo is widely linked to the colonization of "new" highly seasonal savannah habitats. However, until now, our understanding of the possible impact of seasonality on this shift has been limited because we have little general knowledge of how seasonality affects the lives of primates. This book documents the extent of ... see all copies from $13.85! new only from $19.98!
17 view cover	Efficiency and economy in animal physiology more books like this by Robert W Blake (Editor) add to wishlist There is often confusion over the meaning and usage of terms such as efficiency, economy, effectiveness, optimization and perfection in biology. This book defines and discusses these concepts within a broad evolutionary perspective and considers how evolutionary pressures can affect the economy and efficiency of animals. Chapters consider ... see all copies from $21.81! new only from $32.98! \| SVS
18 view cover	Temperature Regulation in Laboratory Rodents more books like this by Gordon add to wishlist Rodents are the predominant experimental animals found in life-sciences research laboratories. The body temperature of a rodent is markedly affected by surgical, chemical or environmental manipulation. Because temperature regulation is controlled essentially by a 'holistic' regulatory system, meaning that its responses affect the activities of ... see all copies from $44.22! new only from $44.22! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Comparative Hearing: Insects more books like this by Ronald R Hoy (Editor), Arthur N Popper (Editor), Richard R Fay (Editor) add to wishlist This volume on insects introduces the hearing research community and entomologists to the extensive but often unfamiliar literature on the ways that insects detect and process sounds. Each of the chapters is written by a leading expert in the field, and together they comprise the first comprehensive treatment of insect hearing. Starting with a ... see all copies from $27.34! new only from $27.34! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Across the Boundaries: Extrapolation in Biology and Social Science more books like this by Daniel Steel add to wishlist The biological and social sciences often generalize causal conclusions from one context or location to others that may differ in some relevant respects, as is illustrated by inferences from animal models to humans or from a pilot study to a broader population. Inferences like these are known as extrapolations. The question of how and when ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
21 view cover	Sensory Exotica: A World Beyond Human Experience more books like this by Howard C Hughes add to wishlist Certain insects and animals such as bees, birds, bats, fish and dolphins possess senses that lie far beyond the realm of human experience. Examples include echolocation, internal navigation systems, and systems based on bioelectricity. In this book Howard C. Hughes tells the story of these "exotic" senses. He tells not only "what" has been ... see all copies from $4.20! new only from $18.89! \| first editions
22 view cover	Behavioral Endocrinology more books like this by Jill B Becker, S Marc Breedlove (Editor), David Crews (Editor) add to wishlist "Behavioral Endocrinology" addresses a major area within the field of biological psychology, presenting an up-to-date, comprehensive survey of basic concepts in the field at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level. It is unique in producing a comparative approach that draws on literature from both vertebrate and invertebrate systems ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.20! \| first editions
23 view cover	Comparative Developmental Physiology: Contributions, Tools, and Trends more books like this by Warren Burggren (Editor), Bernd Pelster (Editor), Carl Reiber (Editor) add to wishlist This book presents assessments of current work in the field of developmental physiology from experimental, theoretical, and molecular perspectives, with an intent to predict the future directions this key area will take. The authors have been well-selected to provide a satisfying overview of an emerging area, which is relevant to the research of ... see all copies from $2.91! new only from $4.99!
24 view cover	Zoological Philosophy: An Exposition with Regard to the Natural History of Animals more books like this by Jean Baptiste Pierre Lamarck add to wishlist This, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's best-known treatise, is a landmark in evolutionary thinking. Discredited in his time, Lamarck's 18th- and 19th-century research appears to have been closer to the mark than many would have guessed. Typically remembered solely for his theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics, many of Lamarck's other ideas, ... see all copies from $38.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
25 view cover	Comparative hemostasis in vertebrates more books like this by Lewis add to wishlist The author examines hemostasis in animals from all seven major vertebrate classes. Her research provides unique insights into the phylogenetic development of the various phases and components of hemostasis. This monograph is a valuable reference for students, researchers, and teachers of biology, zoology, veterinary science, and human medicine. see all copies from $90.36! new only from $131.14! \| first editions \| SVS

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