Reproductive energetics in mammals : the proceedings of a symposium held at the Zoological Society of London on 10th and 11th April 1986 /
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Published for the Zoological Society of London by Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987. |
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| Description: | xxii, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Symposia of the Zoological Society of London ; no. 57 Oxford science publications Symposia of the Zoological Society of London ; no. 57. Oxford science publications. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8208527 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: A Historical Perspective
- 2. Basal Metabolic Rates and Energetics of Reproduction in Therian Mammals: Marsupials and Placentals Compared
- 3. The Reproduction of Marsupial and Eutherian Mammals in Relation to Energy Expeniture
- 4. Comparative Growth and Lactation Energetics in Herbivores
- 5. Size of Bats at Birth and Maternal Investment During Pregnancy
- 6. The Energy Costs of Pregnancy and Lactation in Heterothermic Bats
- 7. The Reproductive Energetics of Lactation in a Seasonal Macropodid Marsupial: Comparison of Marsupial and Eutherian Herbivores
- 8. Reproductive Energetics of two Tasmanian Rat-Kangaroos
- 9. Limits to Energy Budget and Tactics in Energy Investments During Reproduction in the Djungarian Hamster
- 10. The Effect of Litter and Maternal Size on Reproductive Performance of Grazing Ruminants
- 11. Body Composition and Energy Balance of Pregnant and Non-pregnant Svalbard Reindeer During Winter
- 12. Energy Reserves in Breeding Small Rodents
- 13. The Energetics of Reproduction and Life Histories of Cricetine Rodents
- 14. Energy Allocation for Reproduction in the Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel
- 15. The Energetics of Human Reproduction
- 16. Cyclic Starvation as a Reproductive Strategy in the Polar Bear
- 17. The Energetics of Sexual Success of Grey Seals and Comparison with the Costs of Reproduction in Other Pinnipeds
- 18. The Relationship Between Body Fat, Food Resource and Reproductive Energy Costs in North Atlantic Fin Whales
