Comparative Animal Physiology

Nutrition spans a wide range of mechanisms from acquisition of food to digestion, absorption and retention of energy substrates, water and other nutrients. Nutritional principles have been applied to improving individual health, athletic performance and longevity of humans and of their companion animals, and to maximizing agricultural efficiency by manipulating reproduction or growth of tissues such as muscle, hair or milk in livestock. Comparative nutrition borrows from these tra- tional approaches by applying similar techniques to studies of ecology and physiology of wildlife.

Over twenty leading scientists from several universities and countries have contributed research to create the first single-source reference on reproductive techniques.

Editors: Meidan, Rina (Ed.)
The first book to cover the lifespan of the corpus luteum, from formation through luteolysis
Written by internationally acclaimed researches in corpus luteum physiology Examines the current research on corpus luteum development and mechanisms, and function in pregnancy