Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue vii
4. Chronology xiii
5. An Unspoken Branch of Natural History 3
6. The Uncertain Beginnings 30
7. Building Sound Foundations 53
8. The Turning Point 84
9. American Schools of Comparative Physiology 114
10. The Belgian School and the Rise of Comparative Biochemistry 138
11. The Canadian Way: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 167
12. A Showcase of Animals Living on the Edge 195
13. Learning How Animal Brains Work 219
14. Learning How Chemicals Rule Animal Moods 251
15. Epilogue 275
16. References 279
17. Index 321