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Contents of volume 78A number 1, 1984
Camp. Biochem. Ph_ysiol. Vol. 78B, No. 2, pp. Pergamon Press Ltd. Printed in Great Britain
COMPARATIVE
i-ii, 1984
BIOCHEMISTRY
AND PHYSIOLOGY
Contents of Volume 78A Number 1, 1984 Minireviews 0. Poupa and 0. Brix S. G. Tullett General papers W. A. Montevecchi
and J. Piatt
5
I5
S. E. Terblancbe, J. V. Groenewald, A. van der Linde, J. M. Wolfswinkel, P. L. Jooste and W. Oelofsen J. R. DeLoach, G. E. Spates and M. Taher L. J. Petterborg, M. K. Vaughan, L. Y. Johnson, T. H. Champney and R. J. Reiter N. Yasuda and Y. Sakai
21
Barbara Canlon, Akira Takada and Jochen Schacht Einar Lied and Bjern Braaten
43
Mireille Dup&Godet
53
Bruno Dore, Mattea Geraci and Pasquale Usai
59
J. Browning, P. O’Brien and B. J. Gannon Birgitta Es&t-Gustavsson and Arne Lindholm Claude Lhuillery, Lise Martinet, Yves Demarne and Marie Jose Lecourtier Brian G. Collins and Peter Briffa J. D. Roth, K. Lukowiak and R. W. Berry Gary L. Anderson and Eldon J. Braun R. G. B. Reid, P. V. Frankboner and D. G. Brand R. G. B. Reid, P. V. Frankboner and D. G. Brand Thomas D. Sahourin
63
Kirsten S. Powers and Edward G. Platzer Lauren E. Jackson and A. R. Fontaine Jane K. Schreiher and Lawrence J. Parkhurst
27
Cardiac beat frequency and oxygen supply: a comparative study The porosity of avian eggshells Composition and energy contents of mature inshore spawning capelin (~allorus uillosus): implications for seabird predators A comparative study on the effect of training at altitude and at sea level on endurance and certain biochemical variables Acidic glycosidases from whole gut of tsetse fly Glossina pulpalis palpalis
31
Modification of testicular and thyroid function by chronic exposure to short photoperiod: a comparison in four rodent species
35
A possible explanation for effects of S?+ on contraction-relaxation cycle in canine stomach Glucose utilization in the auditory system: cochlear dysfunctions and species differences The effect of feeding and starving, and different ratios of protein energy to total energy in the feed on the excretion of ammonia in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Characterization and measurement of plasma somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in a sahelian lizard (Varunus exanthemaficus) during starvation Renal alkaline phosphatase and osmoregulatory adaptations in amphibians-I. Seasonal variations and action of an antidiuretic hormone (AVT) Low forestomach acidity in the rat and the role of the gastric bolus
49
67 73
77 83 91 95 103 109 119 123 129
George A. Gerencser
137
Pierre Vafembois, Philippe Roth and Maguy Lassegues
141
Silvia N. Fernandez, Cecilia MansfBa and Dora C. Mfcelf Ana M. R. Silva, Gaiba S. Moraes and Guillermo F. Wassermann R. Hoe-Paris, Ch. Castex and B. Ch. J. Sutter
147
Fiber types and metabolic characteristics in muscles of wild boars, normal and halothane sensitive Swedish landrace pigs Food intake in captive leverets before weaning and the composition of the milk of the brown doe-hare (Lepus europueus) Nocturnal energy expenditure by honeyeaters experiencing food shortage and low environmental temperatures Long-lasting inhibition of neuron Rl5 of Aplysia: role of the interneuron II network Cecae of desert quail: importance in modifying the urine Studies on the physiology of the giant clam Tridacna gigas LinneI. Feeding and digestion Studies of the physiology of the giant clam Tridacna gigus LinneII. Kidney function The relationship between fluctuating salinity and oxygen delivery in adult blue crabs Oxygen consumption in mosquito larvae parasitized by Romanomermis culicivorax (Nematoda) Nutrient and nitrogenous waste concentrations in the fluid transport systems of a holothurian Ligand binding equilibrium and kinetic measurements on the dimeric myoglobin of Busycon canaliculatum and the comparative ligand binding of diverse non-cooperative heme proteins Transapical Na+ electrochemical potential difference and solute accumulation in Aplysiu californica enterocytes Simultaneous existence of hemolysins and hemagglutinins in the coelomic fluid and in the cocoon albumen of the earthworm Eisenia fetida andrei
Hormonal
regulation of an oviducal protein involved in &Jo
arenarum fertilization 153 159
Seasonal variations of testicular morphology and plasma levels of testosterone in the turtle Chrysemys dorbigni Alanine-turnover and conversion to glucose of alanine in the hibernating, arousing and active hedgehog (Erinaceus europueus) i
Contents
ii J. Elliott, L. Hill and E. Bailey G. Cliff and G. D. Thurman
163
D. A. Wright, I. P. Zanders and A. Pait 0. Poupa, J. A. Ask and K. B. Helle C. Grenot, M. Pascal, L. Buscarlet, J. M. Francaz and M. Sellami Robert M. Holmes, Brian Fergusson and Brian M. Johnstone
175
Book reviews
167
181 I85
I97
201
Changes in tissue carbohydrate content during flight of the fed and starved cockroach, Periplanetu americanu L. f’dthological and physiological effects of stress during capture and transport in the juvenile dusky shark, Curcharhinus ohsuuus Ionic regulation in three species of Ucu: a comparative study Absence of calcium paradox in the cardiac ventricle of the Atlantic hagfish (My.\-ine glutinosa) Water and energy balance in the water vole (Art,lcolu trrreslru Sherman) in the laboratory and in the field (Haut-Doubs. France) Seasonal changes in hydration of the skink Tiliqua rugosa. An effect on the evoked potentials recorded from the round window of the cochlea
COMPARATIVE
i-ii, 1984
BIOCHEMISTRY
AND PHYSIOLOGY
Contents of Volume 78A Number 1, 1984 Minireviews 0. Poupa and 0. Brix S. G. Tullett General papers W. A. Montevecchi
and J. Piatt
5
I5
S. E. Terblancbe, J. V. Groenewald, A. van der Linde, J. M. Wolfswinkel, P. L. Jooste and W. Oelofsen J. R. DeLoach, G. E. Spates and M. Taher L. J. Petterborg, M. K. Vaughan, L. Y. Johnson, T. H. Champney and R. J. Reiter N. Yasuda and Y. Sakai
21
Barbara Canlon, Akira Takada and Jochen Schacht Einar Lied and Bjern Braaten
43
Mireille Dup&Godet
53
Bruno Dore, Mattea Geraci and Pasquale Usai
59
J. Browning, P. O’Brien and B. J. Gannon Birgitta Es&t-Gustavsson and Arne Lindholm Claude Lhuillery, Lise Martinet, Yves Demarne and Marie Jose Lecourtier Brian G. Collins and Peter Briffa J. D. Roth, K. Lukowiak and R. W. Berry Gary L. Anderson and Eldon J. Braun R. G. B. Reid, P. V. Frankboner and D. G. Brand R. G. B. Reid, P. V. Frankboner and D. G. Brand Thomas D. Sahourin
63
Kirsten S. Powers and Edward G. Platzer Lauren E. Jackson and A. R. Fontaine Jane K. Schreiher and Lawrence J. Parkhurst
27
Cardiac beat frequency and oxygen supply: a comparative study The porosity of avian eggshells Composition and energy contents of mature inshore spawning capelin (~allorus uillosus): implications for seabird predators A comparative study on the effect of training at altitude and at sea level on endurance and certain biochemical variables Acidic glycosidases from whole gut of tsetse fly Glossina pulpalis palpalis
31
Modification of testicular and thyroid function by chronic exposure to short photoperiod: a comparison in four rodent species
35
A possible explanation for effects of S?+ on contraction-relaxation cycle in canine stomach Glucose utilization in the auditory system: cochlear dysfunctions and species differences The effect of feeding and starving, and different ratios of protein energy to total energy in the feed on the excretion of ammonia in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Characterization and measurement of plasma somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in a sahelian lizard (Varunus exanthemaficus) during starvation Renal alkaline phosphatase and osmoregulatory adaptations in amphibians-I. Seasonal variations and action of an antidiuretic hormone (AVT) Low forestomach acidity in the rat and the role of the gastric bolus
49
67 73
77 83 91 95 103 109 119 123 129
George A. Gerencser
137
Pierre Vafembois, Philippe Roth and Maguy Lassegues
141
Silvia N. Fernandez, Cecilia MansfBa and Dora C. Mfcelf Ana M. R. Silva, Gaiba S. Moraes and Guillermo F. Wassermann R. Hoe-Paris, Ch. Castex and B. Ch. J. Sutter
147
Fiber types and metabolic characteristics in muscles of wild boars, normal and halothane sensitive Swedish landrace pigs Food intake in captive leverets before weaning and the composition of the milk of the brown doe-hare (Lepus europueus) Nocturnal energy expenditure by honeyeaters experiencing food shortage and low environmental temperatures Long-lasting inhibition of neuron Rl5 of Aplysia: role of the interneuron II network Cecae of desert quail: importance in modifying the urine Studies on the physiology of the giant clam Tridacna gigas LinneI. Feeding and digestion Studies of the physiology of the giant clam Tridacna gigus LinneII. Kidney function The relationship between fluctuating salinity and oxygen delivery in adult blue crabs Oxygen consumption in mosquito larvae parasitized by Romanomermis culicivorax (Nematoda) Nutrient and nitrogenous waste concentrations in the fluid transport systems of a holothurian Ligand binding equilibrium and kinetic measurements on the dimeric myoglobin of Busycon canaliculatum and the comparative ligand binding of diverse non-cooperative heme proteins Transapical Na+ electrochemical potential difference and solute accumulation in Aplysiu californica enterocytes Simultaneous existence of hemolysins and hemagglutinins in the coelomic fluid and in the cocoon albumen of the earthworm Eisenia fetida andrei
Hormonal
regulation of an oviducal protein involved in &Jo
arenarum fertilization 153 159
Seasonal variations of testicular morphology and plasma levels of testosterone in the turtle Chrysemys dorbigni Alanine-turnover and conversion to glucose of alanine in the hibernating, arousing and active hedgehog (Erinaceus europueus) i
Contents
ii J. Elliott, L. Hill and E. Bailey G. Cliff and G. D. Thurman
163
D. A. Wright, I. P. Zanders and A. Pait 0. Poupa, J. A. Ask and K. B. Helle C. Grenot, M. Pascal, L. Buscarlet, J. M. Francaz and M. Sellami Robert M. Holmes, Brian Fergusson and Brian M. Johnstone
175
Book reviews
167
181 I85
I97
201
Changes in tissue carbohydrate content during flight of the fed and starved cockroach, Periplanetu americanu L. f’dthological and physiological effects of stress during capture and transport in the juvenile dusky shark, Curcharhinus ohsuuus Ionic regulation in three species of Ucu: a comparative study Absence of calcium paradox in the cardiac ventricle of the Atlantic hagfish (My.\-ine glutinosa) Water and energy balance in the water vole (Art,lcolu trrreslru Sherman) in the laboratory and in the field (Haut-Doubs. France) Seasonal changes in hydration of the skink Tiliqua rugosa. An effect on the evoked potentials recorded from the round window of the cochlea