Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. An Introduction to Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation

   • Marshall D. McCue

   Pages 1-5

3. A History of Modern Research into Fasting, Starvation, and Inanition

   • Jean-Hervé Lignot, Yvon LeMaho

   Pages 7-23

4. Starvation in Rotifers: Physiology in an Ecological Context

   • Kevin L. Kirk

   Pages 25-35

5. Drosophila as a Model for Starvation: Evolution, Physiology, and Genetics

   • Allen G. Gibbs, Lauren A. Reynolds

   Pages 37-51

6. Metabolic Transitions During Feast and Famine in Spiders

   • Johannes Overgaard, Tobias Wang

   Pages 53-68

7. Adaptation of the Physiological, Endocrine, and Digestive System Functions to Prolonged Food Deprivation in Fish

   • Nadav Bar, Helene Volkoff

   Pages 69-89

8. Starvation in Subterranean Species Versus Surface-Dwelling Species: Crustaceans, Fish, and Salamanders

   • Frédéric Hervant

   Pages 91-102

9. Physiological Responses to Starvation in Snakes: Low Energy Specialists

   • Marshall D. McCue, Harvey B. Lillywhite, Steven J. Beaupre

   Pages 103-131

10. Cardiovascular Circuits and Digestive Function of Intermittent-Feeding Sauropsids

    • Rike Campen, Matthias Starck

    Pages 133-154

11. Thermoregulatory Adaptations to Starvation in Birds

    • Esa Hohtola

    Pages 155-170

12. Fasting in Birds: General Patterns and the Special Case of Endurance Flight

    • Susanne Jenni-Eiermann, Lukas Jenni

    Pages 171-192

13. Tissue-Specific Mass Changes During Fasting: The Protein Turnover Hypothesis

    • Ulf Bauchinger, Scott R. McWilliams

    Pages 193-206

14. Seasonal Changes in Body Mass and Energy Balance in Wild Small Mammals

    • Xueying Zhang, Xinyu Liu, Dehua Wang

    Pages 207-216

15. Changes in Form and Function of the Gastrointestinal Tract During Starvation: From Pythons to Rats

    • Jehan-Hervé Lignot

    Pages 217-236

16. Changes in Fatty Acid Composition During Starvation in Vertebrates: Mechanisms and Questions

    • Edwin R. Price, Teresa G. Valencak

    Pages 237-255

17. Physiological Responses to Fasting in Bats

    • Miriam Ben-Hamo, Agustí Muñoz-Garcia, Berry Pinshow

    Pages 257-275

18. Muscle Protein and Strength Retention by Bears During Winter Fasting and Starvation

    • Hank Harlow

    Pages 277-296

19. Seasonal Starvation in Northern White-Tailed Deer

    • Duane E. Ullrey

    Pages 297-307

20. Fasting Physiology of the Pinnipeds: The Challenges of Fasting While Maintaining High Energy Expenditure and Nutrient Delivery for Lactation

    • Cory D Champagne, Daniel E Crocker, Melinda A Fowler, Dorian S Houser

    Pages 309-336

All animals face the possibility of food limitation and ultimately starvation-induced mortality. This book summarizes state of the art of starvation biology from the ecological causes of food limitation to the physiological and evolutionary consequences of prolonged fasting. It is written for an audience with an understanding of general principles in animal physiology, yet offers a level of analysis and interpretation that will engage seasoned scientists. Each chapter is written by active researchers in the field of comparative physiology and draws on the primary literature of starvation both in nature and the laboratory. The chapters are organized among broad taxonomic categories, such as protists, arthropods, fishes, reptiles, birds, and flying, aquatic, and terrestrial mammals including humans; particularly well-studied animal models, e.g. endotherms are further organized by experimental approaches, such as analyses of blood metabolites, stable isotopes, thermobiology, and modeling of body composition.

• Catabolism
• Homeostasis
• Malnutrition
• Nutritional stress
• Thermobiology

• , Department of Biological Sciences, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, USA

  Marshall D. McCue

All animals face the possibility of food limitation and ultimately starvation-induced mortality. This book summarizes state of the art of starvation biology from the ecological causes of food limitation to the physiological and evolutionary consequences of prolonged fasting. It is written for an audience with an understanding of general principles in animal physiology, yet offers a level of analysis and interpretation that will engage seasoned scientists. Each chapter is written by active researchers in the field of comparative physiology and draws on the primary literature of starvation both in nature and the laboratory. The chapters are organized among broad taxonomic categories, such as protists, arthropods, fishes, reptiles, birds, and flying, aquatic, and terrestrial mammals including humans; particularly well-studied animal models, e.g. endotherms are further organized by experimental approaches, such as analyses of blood metabolites, stable isotopes, thermobiology, and modeling of body composition.

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