On Rheostasis describes several examples of physiological changes most species of animals will experience in their lifetime, such as daily rhythms, reproductive cycles, and infection induced fevers. These naturally occurring events are a major challenge to the basic understanding of how bodies maintain a healthy, internal working environment. The book uses new research to highlight that our internal state is regulated by different physiological processes.
On Rheostasis describes several examples of physiological changes most species of animals will experience in their lifetime, such as daily rhythms, reproductive cycles, and infection induced fevers. These naturally occurring events are a major challenge to the basic understanding of how bodies maintain a healthy, internal working environment. The book uses new research to highlight that our internal state is regulated by different physiological processes.
Tyler John Stevenson is Head of Physiology, Ageing and Welfare in the School of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He is Group Leader in the Laboratory of Seasonal Biology and recipient of the Leverhulme Trust Research Leader Award in 2019. He has also received awards from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology and British Society for Neuroendocrinology for his pioneering scientific discoveries in seasonal physiology of vertebrates. Tyler was recently elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology and Higher Education Academy.
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Introduction Chapter 1. Long-term physiological stability in nature Chapter 2. Programmed and reactive rheostasis Chapter 3. An endogenous clock for programmed rheostasis Chapter 4. Orchestration of female reproductive cycles Chapter 5. A seasonally programmed energy rheostat Chapter 6. Stability during recovery Chapter 7. The reactive response of life Chapter 8. Hierarchical organization of physiological stability Chapter 9. Modelling physiological dynamics Chapter 10. Challenges to physiological anticipation Glossary References Figure legends
