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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barboza, Perry S., Parker, Katherine L. (Author), Hume, Ian D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
Subjects:
Conservation Biology
Nutrition   
Environmental Management
Animal Migration
Animal Culture
Physiology
Animal Physiology
Nutrition
Animal Science
Ecology 
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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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