Living in a Seasonal World: Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Adaptations

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Single Origin of Heterothermy in Mammals....Pages 3-11
Afrotropical Heterothermy: A Continuum of Possibilities....Pages 13-27
Tropical Heterothermy: Does the Exception Prove the Rule or Force a Re-Definition?....Pages 29-40
Hibernation in Free-Ranging African Woodland Dormice, Graphiurus murinus ....Pages 41-50
Evolutionary Ecology of Mammalian Hibernation Phenology....Pages 51-61
Interrelationships Among Timing of Hibernation, Reproduction, and Warming Soil in Free-Living Female Arctic Ground Squirrels....Pages 63-72
Assessing the Effect of Climate Change on Hibernating Mammals Using Nonlinear Mixed Effects Method....Pages 73-84
Impact of Climatic Variation on the Hibernation Physiology of Muscardinus avellanarius ....Pages 85-97
Comparison of Variables of Torpor Between Populations of a Hibernating Subtropical/Tropical Bat at Different Latitudes....Pages 99-108
The Other Functions of Torpor....Pages 109-121
Survival, Aging, and Life-History Tactics in Mammalian Hibernators....Pages 123-132
Does Age Matter? Effects of Age on Hibernation Patterns in Edible Dormice ( Glis glis )....Pages 133-142
Sex and Seasonality: Reproduction in the Echidna ( Tachyglossus aculeatus )....Pages 143-153
Sex Differences in Foraging Behaviour, Body Fat and Hibernation Patterns of Free-Ranging Common Hamsters....Pages 155-165
Summer Torpor and Sexual Segregation in the Subtropical Bat Rhinopoma microphyllum ....Pages 167-174
Heterothermy in Caprimulgid Birds: A Review of Inter- and Intraspecific Variation in Free-Ranging Populations....Pages 175-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
The Brain at Low Temperature: Tau Hyperphosphorylation Dynamics in Hibernation Torpor....Pages 191-199
The Hibernation-Related Peptide TSKY Acts as a Neuroprotector in Cultured Pond Snail Neurons....Pages 201-210
The Torpor-Arousal Cycle is Controlled by an Endogenous Clock....Pages 211-218
Ultradian Episodes of Thermogenesis in Mammals: Implications for the Timing of Torpor Entry and Arousal....Pages 219-229
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Spontaneous Daily Torpor Versus Fasting-Induced Torpor in the Djungarian Hamster ( Phodopus sungorus ): Two Sides of a Medal or Distinct Phenomena?....Pages 231-242
Does the Road Traveled Matter? Natural Versus Prematurely Induced Arousal from Torpor....Pages 243-258
The Hibernating Immune System....Pages 259-270
The Relationship Between White Nose Syndrome and Dietary PUFA Levels in Bats....Pages 271-279
Impact of Hibernation on Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Barrier Function in Ground Squirrels....Pages 281-291
Cardiac Electrical Alternans and Ventricular Fibrillation During Hypothermia in Non-Hibernating Versus Hibernating Animals: Role of Propagation Velocity and Dispersion of Repolarization....Pages 293-303
Neonatal Deep Hypothermia: Heart Function and Metabolism....Pages 305-316
Seasonal Changes in Thermoregulatory Strategies of Tegu Lizards....Pages 317-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Phylogenetic Background of Hibernation and Hibernation-Specific Proteins in Sciuridae....Pages 327-335
Adenosine, AMP, and Daily Torpor....Pages 337-349
On the Dissimilarity of 5′-AMP Induced Hypothermia and Torpor in Mice....Pages 351-362
Potential Mechanisms of Metabolic SuppressionDownstream of Central A 1 AR Activation During Onset of Torpor....Pages 363-376
Fast In, Slow Out: Patterns and Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Suppression in Hibernation....Pages 377-386
Adjustments of Mitochondrial Energy Transduction in Response to Physiological and Environmental Challenge....Pages 387-398
Redox Metabolism During Tropical Diapause in a Lepidoptera Larva....Pages 399-409
Biochemical Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Hibernating Bats....Pages 411-421
Theme and Variation: Proteomic Changes Across Three Organs in Hibernation Cycles of the 13-Lined Ground Squirrel....Pages 423-432
Putting the Brakes on Protein Synthesis in Mammalian Hibernation....Pages 433-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Brown Adipose Tissue: A Seasonal Tissue in Mammals, Including Humans?....Pages 447-458
Systematic Screening for Mutant Mouse Lines with Defects in Body Temperature Regulation....Pages 459-469
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Diurnal Changes in Metabolic Rate in Pygmy Marmosets: Implications for Sleep, Torpor, and Basal Metabolism in Primates....Pages 471-480
Torpor Use and Body Mass Gain During Pre-Hibernation in Late-Born Juvenile Garden Dormice Exposed to Food Shortage....Pages 481-491
Seasonal Variations in Energy Turnover and Body Temperature in Free-Living Edible Dormice, Glis glis ....Pages 493-505
The Effect of Ambient Temperature on Body Mass, Torpor, Food Intake, and Leptin Levels: Implications on the Regulation of Food Intake in Mammalian Hibernators....Pages 507-517
Ghrelin, Leptin, and Fatty Acids in Free-Living Callospermophilus lateralis (Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels)....Pages 519-529
Seasonal Variation in Brain Prostaglandin D 2 and E 2 of Marmots and n -6 Fatty Acid Availability....Pages 531-542
Expression of Orexigenic and Anorexigenic Neuropeptides Before and During Hibernation in the Daurian Ground Squirrel ( Spermophilus dauricus )....Pages 543-556
Back Matter....Pages 557-563