8. Natural Selection and Variation in Reproductive Physiology

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Energy Expenditure: A Short History 1
5. 2. Standard, Cold-induced, Metabolism of Rodents and Exercise-induced 16
6. 3. Aquatic Locomotion 34
7. 4. The Allometry of Thyroxine Utilization Rates 64
8. 5. Morphophysiological Indicators of the Energy State of Small Mammals 83
9. 6. Mammalian Dormancy 105
10. 7. The Altricial/Precocial Contrast in the Thermal Relations and Energetics of Small Mammals 122
11. 8. Natural Selection and Variation in Reproductive Physiology 160
12. 9. Phenotypic Variation in Physiological Response to Seasonal Environments 186
13. 10. Gestation and Lactation in Small Mammals: Basal Metabolic Rate and the Limits of Energy Use 213
14. Summary and Conclusion 260
15. Index 267