1. Physiological adaptations of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) to seasonal fasting-fat and nitrogen metabolism and influence of continuous melatonin treatment

   • A.-M. Mustonen
   • P. Nieminen
   • H. Hyvärinen

   Original Paper 01 October 2003 Pages: 1 - 12

   

2. Comparative analyses of serum vitellogenin levels in male and female Reeves' pond turtles (Chinemys reevesii) by an immunological assay

   • N. Tada
   • M. Saka
   • Y. Kamata

   Original Paper 26 September 2003 Pages: 13 - 20

   

3. L-type Ca²⁺ channel and Ca²⁺-permeable nonselective cation channel as a Ca²⁺ conducting pathway in myocytes isolated from the cricket lateral oviduct

   • H. Mutoh
   • M. Yoshino

   Original Paper 07 October 2003 Pages: 21 - 28

   

4. A phylogenetic analysis of basal metabolism, total evaporative water loss, and life-history among foxes from desert and mesic regions

   • J. B. Williams
   • A. Muñoz-Garcia
   • B. I. Tieleman

   Original Paper 15 October 2003 Pages: 29 - 39

   

5. Maximal aerobic performance of deer mice in combined cold and exercise challenges

   • M. A. Chappell
   • K. A. Hammond

   Original Paper 21 October 2003 Pages: 41 - 48

   

6. The effect of metabolic fuel availability on thermoregulation and torpor in a marsupial hibernator

   • W. Westman
   • F. Geiser

   Original Paper 26 September 2003 Pages: 49 - 57

   

7. Molecular and enzymatic properties of a cathepsin L-like proteinase with distinct substrate specificity from northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

   • H. Aoki
   • M. N. Ahsan
   • S. Watabe

   Original Paper 23 October 2003 Pages: 59 - 69

   

8. The effect of chronic cortisol elevation on urea metabolism and excretion in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

   • M. D. McDonald
   • C. M. Wood

   Original Paper 28 October 2003 Pages: 71 - 81

   

9. Prostaglandin E₂ induces upregulation of Na⁺ transport across Xenopus lung epithelium

   • A. Berk
   • M. Fronius
   • M. Schnizler

   Original Paper 29 October 2003 Pages: 83 - 89

   

10. Metabolic responses to glucoprivation induced by 2-deoxy-D-glucose in Brycon cephalus (Teleostei, Characidae)

    • M. L. Figueiredo-Garutti
    • E. Capilla
    • I. Navarro

    Original Paper 28 October 2003 Pages: 91 - 96

    

11. Locomotion energetics and gait characteristics of a rat-kangaroo, Bettongia penicillata, have some kangaroo-like features

    • K. N. Webster
    • T. J. Dawson

    Erratum 04 November 2003 Pages: 97 - 97