Animal as Machine: The Quest to Understand How Animals Work and Adapt 9780228012214
Recounting the adventures of natural historians and zoologists who disassembled the machinery and adaptability of animal
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English Pages [343] Year 2022
Table of contents :
Cover
ANIMAL AS MACHINE
Title
Copyright
Contents
Prologue
Chronology
1 An Unspoken Branch of Natural History
2 The Uncertain Beginnings
3 Building Sound Foundations
4 The Turning Point
5 American Schools of Comparative Physiology
6 The Belgian School and the Rise of Comparative Biochemistry
7 The Canadian Way: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
8 A Showcase of Animals Living on the Edge
9 Learning How Animal Brains Work
10 Learning How Chemicals Rule Animal Moods
Epilogue
References
Index
