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