Introduction

Black-capped chickadee in alert posture on a branch with green vegetation in the background.
Black-capped chickadee in the spring in Erindale Park, Mississauga. This photo and textbook cover photo are taken by Margeaux Gaerlan, Clyde Tan, and Nadine Le.

This book is an introduction to the diversity of structure and function in animals at the tissue and organ system level. The focus of this book is on principles and mechanisms that sustain life and maintain homeostasis, including water balance, gas exchange, acquisition and transport of oxygen and nutrients, temperature regulation, electrical and chemical signal transmission, sensory processing, and locomotion. The content in this open textbook was adapted from other open textbooks (cc by 4.0) resources or created/written by Sanja Hinic-Frlog and collaborators. Collaborators include: Jessica Hanley, Simone Laughton, and invited undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

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Introductory Animal Physiology Copyright © by Sanja Hinic-Frlog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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