Comparative physiology examines the diversity of mechanisms by which animals—from invertebrates to mammals—maintain homeostasis, exploit ecological niches and respond to environmental challenges. By ...

The Journal of Comparative Physiology A presents original articles and short reviews that add to understanding of mechanisms of physiology, at the organismic, cellular or molecular levels of ...

AMONG the very first of the physiological acts observed were those of respiration. The regular movements of breathing, from the first feeble efforts of the new-born babe until the sigh in the last ...