Physiological and Ecological Adaptations to Feeding in Vertebrates
J. Matthias Starck: Department of Biology, University of Munich, Luisenstrasse, Munich, Germany
Tobias Wang: Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
ISBN 978-1-57808-246-9; 2005; 436 pages; US $ 127.70      Buy Now

Contents:
. General Introduction
. The Evolution of Vertebrate Feeding Mechanisms
. Adaptive Interplay between Feeding Ecology and Features of the Digestive Tract
. Factors Affecting Digestive Efficiency
. Adjusting Digestive Capacity to Changes in Amounts and Types of Foods Eaten
. Geographic Variation: The Effects of Differences in Environmental Variation on Phenotypic Plasticity of Organ Size and Function
. Gastrointestinal Responses to Fasting in Mammals: Lessons from Hibernators
. Cardiorespiratory Responses to the Elevated Metabolic Rate during Digestion
. Determinants of Intestinal Brush Border Transport in Ectotherms
. Control of Gut Motility and Secretion in Fasting and Fed Non-Mammalian Vertebrates
. Interplay between Diet, Microbes, and Immune Defenses of the Gastrointestinal Tract
. Effects of Dietary Fatty Acids on Physiological Performance in Fish
. Intestinal Performance in Developing Fish Larvae: Proteins and Amino Acids
. Flexibility of Organ Size and Function in Response to Feeding and Fasting
. The SDA Response of Ectothermic Vertebrates: Causes and Determinants
. The Interplay between Food's Stoichiometry, Digestion, and Metabolism: using Stable Isotopes to Find Out What Animals Eat
. Conclusions and Perspectives