Aestivation
Molecular and Physiological Aspects
Editors: Arturo Navas, Carlos, Carvalho, José Eduardo (Eds.)
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- Addresses aestivation not only in reptiles, but also in mammals, birds, fish, sponges, insects and fossils
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Numerous animal species live in environments characterized by a seasonal reduction in the availability of water, which often but not always occurs when temperatures are highest. For many such animals, survival during the toughest season requires spending long periods of time in a rather inactive state known as aestivation. But aestivation is much more than remaining inactive. Successful aestivation requires the selection of a proper microhabitat, variable degrees of metabolic arrest and responsiveness to external stimuli, the ability to sense the proper time of year for emergence, the preservation of inactive tissue, and much more. So, aestivation involves a complex collection of behaviors, ecological associations and physiological adjustments that vary across species in their type, magnitude and course. This book seeks to explore the phenomenon of aestivation from different perspectives and levels of organization, ranging from microhabitat selection to genetic control of physiological adjustments. It brings together authors from across the world working on different systematic groups, approaches, and questions, but who are all ultimately working to better understand the complex issue of aestivation.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Metabolic Depression: A Historical Perspective
Pages 1-23
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Metabolic Regulation and Gene Expression During Aestivation
Pages 25-45
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The Connection Between Oxidative Stress and Estivation in Gastropods and Anurans
Pages 47-61
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Nitrogen Metabolism and Excretion During Aestivation
Pages 63-94
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Aestivation in Mammals and Birds
Pages 95-111
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Aestivation
- Book Subtitle
- Molecular and Physiological Aspects
- Editors
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- Carlos Arturo Navas
- José Eduardo Carvalho
- Series Title
- Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
- Series Volume
- 49
- Copyright
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-02421-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-02421-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-02420-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-26138-1
- Series ISSN
- 0079-6484
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 268
- Number of Illustrations
- 35 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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