University of Florida Related Websites

PJ Hansen Animal Sciences AMCB IFAS College of Vet Med University of Florida

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Supplemental Readings

Instructions:  Some papers are accessible through the Internet, others can be downloaded from this site as .pdf files and some papers are available on the University of Florida Health Center Library – click on the book icon to access the location of the electronic file.  Note that this page will be updated occasionally so check back periodically to look for new resources.

Philosophy of Science

            Induction, Deduction and the Scientific Method - Irving Rothchild

Homeostatis

            Claude Bernard - A Brief Biography - about the Father of Experimental Physiology

Hans Selye and Concepts of Stress

Stress and Disease – the Contributions of Hans Selye to Neuroimmune Biology – A personal look by one of his students

Energy and Heat

Energy, Work and Power - from a physics course at the University of KwaZula - Natal, physics brought to life in biology

Effects of Temperature on Biological Processes

Freeze Tolerant Animals - part of a course on cryobiology from the University of Calgary (appropriately enough!).  Many other good topics related to cryobiology can be found at the course website.

Survival in Extreme Climates

Surviving the Winter  - An Open University website that contains lots of good information on mechanisms by which homeotherms and poililotherms ensure survival in cold climates

Polar Biology - another excellent website from the Open University

Hibernation and Torpor - yet another excellent website from the Open University

The Desert Environment - and another

Sensible Heat Exchange Mechanisms

Thermal Radiation - from Wikipedia

Thermal Radiation  - from a physics class at the University of New Mexico

Thermoregulation

Perioperative Shivering Review - a nice review on thermoregulation

Body Scaling Laws

Kleiber Rules – How to Run Faster, Live Longer and Anaesthetise an Elephant - An insightful and witty discussion of the Surface Law

New Clues to Why Size Equals Destiny - An article by Dana Mackenzie for Science concerning the importance of fractal theory for understanding the ¾ power relationship between mass and metabolic rate.

White CR,  Seymour RS. Mammalian metabolic rate is proportional to body mass^2/3   Proc Natl Acad Sci 100:4046-4049.