| Description |
1 online resource |
| 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 |
| Summary |
Applies the basic principles of nutrition to the study of fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals in their natural environments. This book treats the acquisition of food, its digestion and absorption, and the retention and utilization of energy substrates, water and other nutrients. It is suitable for students and professionals in animal physiology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Animal nutrition -- Requirements.
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Animals -- Metabolism
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Animal nutrition.
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Wildlife management.
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Nutrition -- Requirements.
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Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Animals
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Nutritional Requirements
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biomédecine.
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Nutrition -- Requirements
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Animal nutrition -- Requirements
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Animal nutrition
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Wildlife management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parker, Katherine L. (Katherine Lynn)
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Hume, Ian D.
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| ISBN |
9783540878858 |
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3540878858 |
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9783540878841 |
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354087884X |
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1281951013 |
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9781281951014 |
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