Retrieve Why Geese Dont Get Obese (And We Do): How Evolutions Strategies For Survival Affect Our Everyday Lives Narrated By Eric P. Widmaier Document
books on animal physiological adaptations to the environment as compared to humans, This book uses many interesting examples to illustrate its main points, Widmaier explains the basics of physiology in a practical context so that it is fairly easy to understand, This is one of the better nonfiction reads you will find, as it truly is interesting, I feel that this is a great tool for any biology student or anyone who is just curious about the way things work in an animal's body,
While explaining how things work in the human body and how they could be better, plentiful examples are provided to both amuse and teach the reader.
The book addresses everything from how we become obese to the relative rates of metabolism in different species to the circulatory system and stress induced hormones, Widmaier even provides notes to elaborate on things he addresses in his book and provided some bibliographical information on important scientists and their contributions to physiology without making me fall asleep or daydream, which is no small feat.
After reading this book I can appreciate the work of physiologists, especially after reading the epilogue, I also learned many facts about the animal kingdom that would really make me seem smart in school and help clarify different concepts, From this book I learned that small animals such as shrews need to eat more than their body weight everyday because they have such a high metabolism, and that our ancestors developed a defense mechanism against starvation so that when they ate less their metabolism slowed, meaning that dieting can cause us to loose weight more slowly.
I also read that fish cough to
remove the gung that collects in their gills as it flows through the gills to provide them with oxygen, This book also showed that humans have far inferior senses that many animals because of our forebrain which is currently only found in humans and gives us the smarts to evade predators and get food among other things.
Overall, this book is perfect for someone who is looking for an interesting and intellectual read, Having some kind of background in biology is helpful when reading this book but it is readable by anyone from a middle school student upwards, Excellent book exploring some of those mysteries you've always wondered about, It explains why organisms' bodies do certain things,
A superb overview of animal physiology explained in an interesting way, Focus is on comparative physiology, This book is a must for anyone intending to study biology at a degree level, Informative, educational and interesting! Highly recommended I was supposed to read this before first year but I forgot so guess I'm doing the prereading for first year physiology now as I go into third year Widmaier describes how humans and other creatures evolved to meet existencethreatening environmental changes.
Choice Outstanding Academic Book.illustrations. .