Animals with natural protections against diabetes complications may provide clues to
improve human health. Birds are unique in their ability to avoid hyperglycemia-associated …

Voluntary caloric restriction (eg, eating disorders) often results in alterations in the gut
microbiota composition and function. However, these findings may not translate to food …

This review serves as an introduction to a Special Issue of Comparative Biochemistry and
Physiology, focused on using non-human models to study biomedical physiology. The …

One of the biggest unanswered questions in the field of stress physiology is whether
variation in chronic stress intensity will produce proportional (a gradient or graded) …

The aim of the present study was to identify and quantify the metabolites (metabolome
analysis) of the pectoralis major muscle in male red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus …

Birds living in urban areas routinely consume anthropogenic foods, but the physiological
consequences of this consumption are poorly understood. To address this question, we …

Birds have the highest blood glucose among vertebrates. Several mechanisms may explain
this including the lack of a functional insulin-responsive glucose transport protein, high …

Urbanization influences food quality and availability for many avian species, with increased
access to human refuse and food subsidies in built environments. In relation to such …

Urbanization influences food quality and availability for many avian species, with increased
access to human refuse and food subsidies in built environments. In relation to such …

Birds have the highest blood glucose concentrations of all vertebrates. Meanwhile, birds do
not develop the same physiological complications (eg, increased oxidative stress and …