For more than 200 years, the metabolic response that accompanies meal digestion has
been characterized, theorized, and experimentally studied. Historically labeled “specific …

▪ Abstract The ability of animals to survive food deprivation is clearly of considerable survival
value. Unsurprisingly, therefore, all animals exhibit adaptive biochemical and physiological …

In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play
in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution …

Specific dynamic action (SDA) is the term used to refer to the increased metabolic
expenditure that occurs in postprandial animals. Postprandial increases in metabolism were …

Laboratory-based research dominates the fields of comparative physiology and
biomechanics. The power of lab work has long been recognized by experimental biologists …

As ectothermic vertebrates, reptiles undergo diurnal and seasonal changes in body
temperature, which affect many biological functions. In conjunction with a general review …

Foraging modes (ambush vs. active foraging) are often correlated with a suite of
morphological, physiological, behavioural and ecological traits known as the" adaptive …

We investigated the consequences of feeding for acid–base balance, nitrogen excretion,
blood metabolites and osmoregulation in the Pacific spiny dogfish. Sharks that had been …

Garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis feed frequently but also tolerate extended
periods of fasting when food is unavailable. We studied the dynamics, reversibility and …

We investigated the potential acid–base and nitrogenous waste excretion challenges
created by voluntary feeding in freshwater rainbow trout, with particular focus on the …