Integrative wildlife nutrition
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Perry S Barboza; Katherine L Parker; Ian D Hume
- ناشر : Berlin : Springer-Verlag
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9783540878858
Description
Contents: 1. Introduction: common themes across diverse taxa -- Part 1. Functional relationships. 2. Food and populations -- 3. Feeding dynamics: functional and behavioral responses -- 4. Measuring food consumption -- 5. Digestive function -- Part II. Substrates and tissue constituents. 6. Carbohydrates: sugars, fiber and fermentation -- 7. Lipids: fatty acids and adipose tissue -- 8. Nitrogenous substrates: nucleic acids to amino excretion -- 9. Metabolic consituents: water, minerals and vitamins -- Part III. Energy and integration. 10. Energy: carbon as a fuel and a tissue constituent -- 11. Integrating nutrient supply and demand in variable environments. -- References -- List of common and scientific names of animals and plants -- Index.
Contents: 1. Introduction: common themes across diverse taxa --
Part 1. Functional relationships. 2. Food and populations --
3. Feeding dynamics: functional and behavioral responses --
4. Measuring food consumption --
5. Digestive function --
Part II. Substrates and tissue constituents. 6. Carbohydrates: sugars, fiber and fermentation --
7. Lipids: fatty acids and adipose tissue --
8. Nitrogenous substrates: nucleic acids to amino excretion --
9. Metabolic consituents: water, minerals and vitamins --
Part III. Energy and integration. 10. Energy: carbon as a fuel and a tissue constituent --
11. Integrating nutrient supply and demand in variable environments. --
References --
List of common and scientific names of animals and plants --
Index.
Part 1. Functional relationships. 2. Food and populations --
3. Feeding dynamics: functional and behavioral responses --
4. Measuring food consumption --
5. Digestive function --
Part II. Substrates and tissue constituents. 6. Carbohydrates: sugars, fiber and fermentation --
7. Lipids: fatty acids and adipose tissue --
8. Nitrogenous substrates: nucleic acids to amino excretion --
9. Metabolic consituents: water, minerals and vitamins --
Part III. Energy and integration. 10. Energy: carbon as a fuel and a tissue constituent --
11. Integrating nutrient supply and demand in variable environments. --
References --
List of common and scientific names of animals and plants --
Index.
