Aestivation : molecular and physiological aspects by Navas, Carlos Arturo; Carvalho, José Eduardo instant download

Aestivation : molecular and physiological aspects by Navas, Carlos Arturo; Carvalho, José Eduardo instant download

xiii, 268 p. : 24 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, Metabolic depression: a historical perspective / Philip C. Withers, Christine E. Cooper.-- Metabolic regulation and gene expression during aestivation / Kenneth B. Storey, Janet M. Storey.-- Connection between oxidative stress and estivation in gastropods and anurans / Marlize Ferreira-Cravo, Alexis F. Weiker, Marcelo Hermes-Lima.-- Nitrogen metabolism and excretion during aestivation / Y.K. Ip, S.F. Chew.-- Aestivation in mammals and birds / Fritz Geiser.-- Metabolic rate suppression as a mechanism for surviving environmental challenge in fish / Jeffrey G. Richards.-- Energy and water in aestivating amphibians / Jose E. Carvalho, Carlos A. Navas, Isabel C. Pereira.-- Effects of aestivation on skeletal muscle performance / Rob S. James.-- Morphological plasticity of verterbrate aestivation / Stephen M. Secor, Jean-Herve Lignot.-- Water management by dormant insects: comparisons between dehydration resistance during summer aestivation and winter diapause / Joshua B. Benoit