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Physiology of Cold Adaptation in Birds

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Claus Bech

    1. University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

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  2. Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen

    1. University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

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Part of the book series: NATO ASI Subseries A: (ASIAS, volume 173)

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Central Mechanisms of Thermoregulation

    1. Nervous Control of Cold Defence in Birds

      • Eckhart Simon
      Pages 1-15

    2. The Shivering Response in Common Eider Ducks

      • James B. Mercer
      Pages 17-26

    3. On the Thermosensitivity of the Spinal Cord in Pigeons

      • Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen, Claus Bech
      Pages 27-36

  3. Mechanisms of Heat Production

    1. Shivering and Nonshivering Thermogenesis in Birds: A Mammalian View

      • Eamonn Connolly, Jan Nedergaard, Barbara Cannon
      Pages 37-48

    2. Muscular Nonshivering Thermogenesis in Cold-Acclimated Ducklings

      • Hervé Barré, Claude Duchamp, Jean-Louis Rouanet, André Dittmar, Georges Delhomme
      Pages 49-57

    3. Nonshivering Thermogenesis in Winter-Acclimatized King Penguin Chicks

      • Claude Duchamp, Hervé Barré, Didier Delage, Gilles Berne, Pierre Brebion, Jean-Louis Rouanet
      Pages 59-67

    4. Apparent Non-Muscular Thermogenesis in Cold-Exposed Phasianid Birds

      • Esa Hohtola, Ritva Imppola, Raimo Hissa
      Pages 69-76

    5. Shivering in Aerobic and Anaerobic Muscles in Bantams (Gallus Domesticus)

      • Arnfinn Aulie, Øivind Tøien
      Pages 77-82

  4. Metabolic Adaptations

    1. Metabolic Acclimatization to Cold and Season in Birds

      • William R. Dawson, Richard L. Marsh
      Pages 83-94

    2. Enzyme Activities in Muscles of Seasonally Acclimatized House Finches

      • Cynthia Carey, Richard L. Marsh, Anne Bekoff, Rebecca M. Johnston, Ann M. Olin
      Pages 95-104

    3. Energy Substrates and Metabolic Acclimatization in small Birds

      • Richard L. Marsh, William R. Dawson
      Pages 105-114

    4. Thermogenic Capacity of Greenfinches and Siskins in Winter and Summer

      • Seppo Saarela, Bernt Klapper, Gerhard Heldmaier
      Pages 115-122

    5. Heat Increment of Feeding in the Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, and its Natural Seasonal Variation

      • Dirkjan Masman, Serge Daan, Maurine Dietz
      Pages 123-135

    6. Thermoregulation and Energetics of Arctic Seabirds

      • Geir W. Gabrielsen, Fridtjof Mehlum
      Pages 137-145

    7. Thermoregulatory Adaptations to Cold in Winter-Acclimatized Long-Tailed Ducks (Clangula Hyemalis)

      • Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Morten Ekker
      Pages 147-152

  5. Respiration and Circulation

    1. Respiration and Gas Exchange in Birds

      • Johannes Piiper, Peter Scheid
      Pages 153-162

    2. Gas Exchange during Cold Exposure in Pekin Ducks (Anas Platyrhynchos)

      • Claus Bech, Hege Johannesen
      Pages 163-172

    3. Respiratory Responses of the Mallard to External and Internal Cooling

      • Hege Johannesen, Claus Bech
      Pages 173-178

    4. The Respiratory Pattern and Expiratory Gas Concentrations in Torpid Hummingbirds Colibri Coruscans

      • Martin Berger, Kjell Johansen
      Pages 179-186
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

    Claus Bech, Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physiology of Cold Adaptation in Birds

  • Editors: Claus Bech, Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen

  • Series Title: NATO ASI Subseries A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0031-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0033-6Published: 16 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0031-2Published: 14 November 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 384

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Animal Physiology

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