Dr. Theresa J. Grove graduated with a B.A. in Biology and Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1995. She earned her M.S. degree in Zoology in 1998 and her Ph.D. in Marine Biology in 2002 from the University of Maine, where she worked under the guidance of Dr. Bruce D. Sidell. She was a postdoctoral fellow at The Florida State University until joining the faculty at Valdosta State University in 2006. Dr. Grove was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012. Her research interests are focused on understanding physiological and molecular mechanisms that enable organisms to respond to environmental stresses, using intertidal killifishes adapted to different thermal regimes and the amphibious mangrove killifish as her two model systems. In addition, she has conducted research at Palmer Station, Antarctica, studying physiological adaptations of white-blooded and red-blooded notothenioid fishes and their responses to increases in temperature. At Valdosta State University, Dr. Grove has mentored both graduate and undergraduate students in her laboratory, and she teaches a wide variety of courses that include Principles of Biology II, Animal Physiology, Fish Physiology, Cell Biology, and Protein Biochemistry. She developed this manual to help students expand their understanding of plant and animal physiology and improve their data analysis and critical thinking skills. Her goal is that by helping students build these solid foundations, they will have an appreciation for the integrative nature of biology and will be prepared for more detailed study in upper-level biology courses and life beyond their undergraduate careers.