Life-history trade-offs between components of fitness arise because reproduction entails
both gains and costs. Costs of reproduction can be divided into ecological and physiological …

Temperature profoundly influences physiological responses in animals, primarily due to the
effects on biochemical reaction rates. Since physiological responses are often exemplified …

Drawing on the latest research from around the world, Life of Marsupials explores this
unusual group of mammals covering the extraordinary diversity of forms around the world …

Recent palaeontological data and novel physiological hypotheses now allow a timescaled
reconstruction of the evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals. A three‐phase iterative …

Since small mammals have a large surface to mass ratio, one would expect them to quickly
dehydrate and perish at high environmental temperatures. Nonetheless, a large number of …

The opportunity to prepare a second edition of a book that was originally written 30 years
ago has provided me with both a challenge and a source of pleas over ure; the former as it …

The evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals was one of the most important events in
the evolution of the vertebrates. Past tests of hypotheses on the evolution of endothermy in …

As ecosystems undergo global changes, there is increasing interest in understanding how
organisms respond to changing environments. Recent evidence drawn from available …

The evolution of hibernation and daily torpor in mammals and birds remains a controversial
subject. The original view was that use of torpor reflects a primitive thermoregulation, as it …

This authoritative volume represents a complete and comprehensive guide to the husbandry
of Australian marsupials and other mammals. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive …