Stevens, C. Edward, and Ian D. Hume. Contributions of Microbes in Vertebrate
Gastrointestinal Tract to Production and Conservation of Nutrients. Physiol. Rev. 78: 393 …

The herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were the
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …

This book is useful for anyone interested in the basic structural and functional characteristics
of the digestive system and how these vary among vertebrate groups and species. It …

The objective of this book is to describe the properties of feedstuffs used in the feeding of
domestic animals and to provide information on feeding practices for a variety of domestic …

Bt corn is corn (Zea mays) that has been genetically modified to express insecticidal toxins
derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis to kill lepidopteran pests feeding on these …

All animals, including humans, are adapted to life in a microbial world. Anaerobic habitats
have existed continuously throughout the history of the earth, the gastrointestinal tract being …

Digestive physiology has played a prominent role in explanations for terrestrial herbivore
body size evolution and size-driven diversification and niche differentiation. This is based on …

Interpreting key ecological parameters, such as diet, of extinct organisms without the benefit
of direct observation or explicit fossil evidence poses a formidable challenge for …

The purpose of this review is to give some perspective of the factors that influence feeding
behaviors and the ability of herbivores to adapt to diets. The most important of these are …

An oft-cited nutritional advantage of large body size is that larger animals have lower relative
energy requirements and that, due to their increased gastrointestinal tract (GIT) capacity …