Homeostasis and general physiology
The videos and sites on this page, under all specific systems are about animal physiology concepts that you are studying in this course and intended to supplement your background reading and understanding of concepts, not for use as primary sources in your assignment.
- Microbe notes: animal cella non-affiliated website created by a microbiologist
- Samuel Hirt - Southern Virginia University - animal physiology (YouTube, 27m17s)teaching seminar with diagrams on general concepts. Has chapters for easy access.
- Homeostasis and feedback (YouTube, 12m48s)short concise video by a US academic - part of a series
Sensory processes
- Tier zoo - are bats overpowered? (YouTube, 10m04s)looks at bat flight, echo-location, the differences in sight and hearing between micro and mega bat species
- These 4 animals possess specialized sensesbees - electroreception
reindeer - UV light perception
elephants - infrasonic communication
snakes - infrared vision - The most fascinating animal senses in the worldseveral animal examples given for the different senses
- The weirdest senses animals have that you don'tbumblebee, shark, octopus, mantis shrimp, vampire bat, pit viper, elephant, roundworm, honey bee
- Amazing animal super sensesdifferent senses with animal examples - BBC science focus magazine
- Amazing animal sensesbrief list of features of a large range of animals
Animal sonar systems by Publication Date: 1980 (eBook)
Organisation of the nervous system & circadian rhythm
- The animal nervous systemalso ties into integration of systems
Integrating systems
Control of movement
Muscles
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide physiology and transportation
- Breathing and gas exchange in animals (YouTube, 5m36s)You can jump to segments on relevant animal type here
- The naked mole rat's latest superpowerHow they can survive in low oxygen environments underground
Circulation
Water and salt physiology
Kidneys and excretion
- Insect excretory system - structure and function (YouTube, 5m32s)Relative to water conservation