Comparative Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages vii-viii
Preface, Pages ix-x, Larry S. Underwood, Larry L. Tieszen
I - ENERGY ACQUISITION AND UTILIZATION, Pages 1-12, James A. Gessaman
II - NUTRIENT ACQUISITION AND UTILIZATION IN ARCTIC HERBIVORES, Pages 13-50, Robert G. White
III - MECHANISMS OF THERMAL TOLERANCE, Pages 51-74, X.J. Musacchia, D.R. Deavers
DISCUSSION I - THE ROLE OF NEURAL INPUTS AND THEIR PROCESSING IN COLD ADAPTATION, Pages 75-79, Keith E. Cooper
DISCUSSION II - MECHANISMS OF THERMAL TOLERANCE IN NON-HIBERNATING ENDOTHERMS, Pages 81-90, Mohamed K. Yousef
IV - COLD-INDUCED ENZYMATIC ADJUSTMENTS IN ECTOTHERMS AND HOMEOTHERMS, Pages 91-127, B.A. Horwitz, D.R. Hettinger
DISCUSSION I - SPECIAL ENZYMATIC MECHANISMS OF COLD ADAPTATION, Pages 129-142, Jane C. Roberts
V - HORMONAL MECHANISMS, Pages 143-158, Bruce A. Wunder
DISCUSSION I - THE ROLE OF HORMONES IN THE RESPONSES OF HOMEOTHERMS TO COLD, Pages 159-168, Melvin J. Fregly
DISCUSSION II - IMPORTANCE OF STUDIES ON RESISTANCE TO LOW TEMPERATURE, Pages 169-180, O. Heroux
VI - A MODELING APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING PLANT ADAPTATION TO LOW TEMPERATURES, Pages 181-214, P.C. Miller, W.D. Billings, W.C. Oechel
VII - NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND UTILIZATION BY TUNDRA PLANTS, Pages 215-234, F. Stuart Chapin III
VIII - MECHANISM OF THERMAL TOLERANCE, Pages 235-257, A. Ian de la Roohe
DISCUSSION - WATER IN PLANTS: THE PHENOMENON OF FROST SURVIVAL, Pages 259-281, M.J. Burke
IX - METABOLIC AND ENZYMATIC ADAPTATIONS TO LOW TEMPERATURE, Pages 283-301, Brian F. Chabot
DISCUSSION - WHOLE PLANT GAS EXCHANGE AND ACCLIMATION IN LICHENS, Pages 303-310, D.W. Larson
X - PROSPECTS OF HORMONAL MECHANISMS IN COLD ADAPTATIONS OF ARCTIC PLANTS, Pages 311-322, George G. Spomer
XI - RESEARCH SUPPORT FACILITIES ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, Pages 323-341, Gary A. Laursen, John J. Kelley
XII - FUTURE TRENDS IN COLD ADAPTATION RESEARCH, Pages 343-373, Lawrence S. Underwood, Lawrence L. Tieszen
Index, Pages 375-379