Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation
Editors: McCue, Marshall D. (Ed.)
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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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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.
- Table of contents (24 chapters)
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An Introduction to Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation
Pages 1-5
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A History of Modern Research into Fasting, Starvation, and Inanition
Pages 7-23
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Starvation in Rotifers: Physiology in an Ecological Context
Pages 25-35
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Drosophila as a Model for Starvation: Evolution, Physiology, and Genetics
Pages 37-51
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Metabolic Transitions During Feast and Famine in Spiders
Pages 53-68
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation
- Editors
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- Marshall D. McCue
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-29056-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-29056-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-29055-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-44730-3
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 430
- Topics
