1. Nitrogen requirements of the didelphid marsupial Caluromys philander

   • W. J. Foley
   • P. Charles-Dominique
   • D. Julien-Laferriere

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 345 - 350

2. Excitation evoked by FMRFamide and FLRFamide in the heart of Buccinum undatum and evidence for inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate as an RF-tetrapeptide second messenger

   • A. M. Ellis
   • H. Huddart

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 351 - 356

3. Protective effects of prostaglandins in the isolated gastric mucosa of the eel, Anguilla anguilla

   • C. Faggio
   • M. G. Denaro
   • F. Trischitta

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 357 - 363

4. Validation of the doubly labeled water method in Japanese Quail Coturnix c. japonica chicks: is there an effect of growth rate?

   • G. H. Visser
   • P. E. Boon
   • H. A. J. Meijer

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 365 - 372

5. Gluconeogenesis and P-enolpyruvate carboxykinase in liver and kidney of long-term fasted quails

   • D. R. S. Sartori
   • M. A. R. Garofalo
   • R. H. Migliorini

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 373 - 377

6. Central injections of noradrenaline and adrenaline differentially affect plasma free fatty acid and glucose in conscious pigeons (Columba livia)

   • J. das Neves
   • L. P. N. Hackl
   • J. Marino-Neto

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 379 - 386

7. Comparative studies on Na-dependent Pi transport in ovine, caprine and porcine renal cortex

   • B. Schröder
   • C. Walter
   • K. Huber

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 387 - 393

8. Experimental evidence of seawater drinking in juvenile hooded (Cystophora cristata) and harp seals (Phoca groenlandica)

   • I. Skalstad
   • E. S. Nordøy

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 395 - 401

9. Intraspecific scaling of flight power in the bat Glossophaga soricina (Phyllostomidae)

   • C. C. Voigt

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 403 - 410

10. Digestive plasticity and the cost of acclimation to dietary chemistry in the omnivorous leaf-eared mouse Phyllotis darwini

    • P. Sabat
    • F. Bozinovic

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 411 - 417

11. Ingestion of crude oil: effects on digesta retention times and nutrient uptake in captive river otters

    • O. A. Ormseth
    • M. Ben-David

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 419 - 428

12. Development and regulation of heart rate in embryos and hatchlings of gulls (Larus schistisagus and Larus crassirostris) in relation to growth

    • J. T. Pearson
    • K. Moriya
    • H. Tazawa

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 429 - 438

13. Energy, water balance and the roost microenvironment in three Australian cave-dwelling bats (Microchiroptera)

    • R. V. Baudinette
    • S. K. Churchill
    • P. J. Hudson

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 439 - 446

14. Degradation of myofibrillar proteins by a calpain-like proteinase in the arm muscle of Octopus vulgaris

    • D. Hatzizisis
    • C. Gaitanaki
    • I. Beis

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 447 - 456

15. Digestive performance and digesta passage in the omnivorous greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis (Marsupialia: Peramelidae)

    • L. A. Gibson
    • I. D. Hume

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 457 - 467

16. Effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the temporal coordination of duodenal contractions and pancreatic exocrine secretion in sheep

    • T. Onaga
    • C. Nagashima
    • T. Sakata

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 469 - 479