Anuran estivation is characterized by long episodes of aphagia. To investigate whether
estivating anurans downregulate intestinal performance as an adaptive mechanism to …

The adaptive interplay between feeding habits and digestive physiology is demonstrated by
the Burmese python, which in response to feeding infrequently has evolved the capacity to …

Vertebrate intestinal tracts possess an array of structural and functional adaptations to the
wide diversity of food and feeding habits. In addition to well-described differences in form …

We examined the effects of hibernation and fasting on intestinal glucose and proline uptake
rates of chuckwallas (Sauromalus obesus) and on the size of organs directly or indirectly …

We examined seasonal and age-related variation in digestive organ sizes and enzyme
activities in female western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) refueling at a coastal stopover site in …

1. A 3× 2 factorial experimental design was used to investigate the interaction between
threonine concentration (0· 7, 1· 0 and 1· 3 of National Research Council (NRC), 1994 …

An animals diet is a fundamental determinant of its morphology, physiology, and ecology
and the digestive tract serves as the interface regulating which constituents of the diet are …

We examined the effects of hibernation and fasting on intestinal glucose and proline uptake
rates of chuckwallas (Sauromalus obesus) and on the size of organs directly or indirectly …

What an animal eats and how it forages are fundamental determinants of its physiology,
behavior, and ecology (Stephens and Krebs 1986; Stevens and Hume 1995; King 1996; …