Animal Physiology

by A Malcolm Campbell and Christopher J Paradise

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606509853
• ISBN13: 9781606509852
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Momentum Press
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"