Integrative Wildlife Nutrition

Nutrition spans a wide range of mechanisms from acquisition of food to digestion, absorption and retention of energy substrates, water and other nutrients. Nutritional principles have been applied to improving individual health, athletic performance and longevity of humans and of their companion ani...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Barboza, Perry S. (Autor), Parker, Katherine L. (Autor), Hume, Ian D. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Animal culture.
Physiology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Nutrition   .
Environmental management.
Animal migration.
Animal Science.
Animal Physiology.
Conservation Biology.
Nutrition.
Environmental Management.
Animal Migration.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Functional Relationships
  • Introduction: Common Themes Across Diverse Taxa
  • Food and Populations
  • Feeding Dynamics: Functional and Behavioral Responses
  • Measuring Food Consumption
  • Digestive Function
  • Substrates and Tissue Constituents
  • Carbohydrates: Sugars, Fiber and Fermentation
  • Lipids: Fatty Acids and Adipose Tissue
  • Nitrogenous Substrates: Nucleic Acids to Amino Excretion
  • Metabolic Constituents: Water, Minerals and Vitamins
  • Energy and Integration
  • Energy: Carbon as a Fuel and a Tissue Constituent
  • Integrating Nutrient Supply and Demand in Variable Environments.

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