ZOO502 – Animal Physiology & Behavior Book

ZOO502 Animal Physiology and Behavior, is a custom book for Virtual University students studying the course ZOO502. The book shall present the way animals work at a physiological level and how behavior may be driven by both internal and external factors. The approach of this book is more about providing an overview of the complex processes driving animal physiology and the behaviors arising thereof.

The wide-ranging topics of the ZOO502 textbook start with an overview of animal physiology: how animals maintain their internal environment and would include systems such as the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Other major topics included are muscle contraction, neural signaling, hormone regulation, and physiological basis of sensory and motor functions in great detail to make clear how animals respond to stimuli and maintain homeostasis.

Besides physiology, this book focuses on the behavioral aspects of animals, directly relating it to physiological processes. The student will be taken through the various behavior patterns such as feeding, mating, and social interactions, mechanisms of learning and memory and decision-making, and how factors such as temperature, light, and food availability may affect animal behavior.

The ZOO502 textbook also has a thorough review of the evolution of behaviour, including how natural selection moulds behaviour in different species. Students will be given an overview of how behaviours and physiology are adapted to meet the demands of a wide range of environments-from predator-prey interactions in simple species to social structures in more complex species.

The book ZOO502-Animal Physiology and Behavior is highly informative and gives one a deeper sense of knowledge in zoology, veterinary science, and many more related fields that anyone desires to opt for in the future. Order a copy of ZOO502 – Animal Physiology and Behavior today via VU Bookshop Online for an enhanced learning experience at Virtual University.