Physiology — (from Greek gr. φύσις, physis , nature, origin ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. Physiology has traditionally been divided between plant physiology and animal… … Wikipedia
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physiology — /fiz ee ol euh jee/, n. 1. the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes. 2. the organic processes or functions in an organism or in any of its… … Universalium
Evolutionary physiology — is the study of physiological evolution, which is to say, the manner in which the functional characteristics of individuals in a population of organisms have responded to selection across multiple generations during the history of the… … Wikipedia
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Raymond B. Huey — is a biologist specializing in evolutionary physiology. He has taught at the University of Washington, and he earned his Ph.D. in biology at Harvard University under E. E. Williams. Further reading * Garland, T., Jr., and P. A. Carter. 1994.… … Wikipedia
Gretchen Hofmann — is professor of ecological physiology of marine organisms at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a B.S. from the University of Wyoming, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Environmental,… … Wikipedia
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