Animal physiology
The Animal Physiology (also Zoophysiology ) is the study of the functions of tissues, organs and organ systems in animals at all levels, both in molecular, and on a larger scale, and therefore, how to control these functions and regulated. Here, knowledge about human physiology can also be gained . Animal physiology is a branch of zoology .
Central topics of animal physiology are: structure-function relationships, adaptation , acclimatization , homeostasis , feedback control systems as well as conformity and regulation. Sub-areas of animal physiology are ecophysiology and evolutionary physiology . Veterinary physiology as a branch of veterinary medicine deals with the body functions in pets .
Comparative Physiology
The German zoologist Wolfgang von Buddenbrock-Hettersdorff is considered to be the founder of comparative physiology. Comparative physiology examines similarities and differences in body functions depending on the systematic position of the animals.
Journals for comparative physiology include the American Journal of Physiology , Annual Review of Physiology , Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology , Integrative and Comparative Biology , the Journal of Comparative Physiology , the Journal of Experimental Biology, and Physiological and Biochemical Zoology .
literature
- Heinz Penzlin : Textbook of animal physiology. 7th edition. Elsevier, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-8274-0170-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detlef Bückmann, Wolfgang von Buddenbrock and the justification of comparative physiology , Medizinhistorisches Journal Vol. 20, H. 1/2 (1985), pp. 120-134
- ↑ A. von Tschermak: General Physiology: A systematic presentation of the fundamentals as well as the general results and problems of the doctrine of animal and plant life . Springer-Verlag, 2013 ISBN 978-3-642-90992-4 , p. 1