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Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation

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Editors:
  1. Marshall D. McCue

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

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  • The only up-to-date and comprehensive book on starvation biology

  • Written by active researchers in the field

  • A valuable source of information for scientists in animal physiology, nutrition, biochemistry and evolutionary adaptation

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Marshall D. McCue

About the editor

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation

  • Editors: Marshall D. McCue

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29056-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-29055-8Published: 18 May 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44730-3Published: 11 June 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-29056-5Published: 17 May 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 430

  • Topics: Animal Physiology, Nutrition

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