1. The rate of free radical production as a determinant of the rate of aging: evidence from the comparative approach

   • R. Perez-Campo
   • M. López-Torres
   • G. Barja

   MINI REVIEW Pages: 149 - 158

2. Signal transduction in isolated fat body from the cockroach Blaptica dubia exposed to hypertrehalosaemic neuropeptide

   • Andreas Becker
   • Jana F. Liewald
   • Gerhard Wegener

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 159 - 167

3. The effects of progressive hypoxia on the crustacean cardiovascular system: a comparison of the freshwater crayfish, (Procambarus clarkii ), and the lobster (Homarus americanus)

   • C. L. Reiber
   • B. R. McMahon

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 168 - 176

4. Characteristics of the febrile response in Pekin ducks

   • S. K. Maloney
   • D. A. Gray

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 177 - 182

5. Diet quality does not affect resting metabolic rate or body temperatures selected by an herbivorous lizard

   • K. E. Nussear
   • R. E. Espinoza
   • J. P. Hayes

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 183 - 189

6. Effects of temperature on mitochondrial function in the Antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii

   • R. B. Weinstein
   • G. N. Somero

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 190 - 196

7. Dehydration and cold hardiness in the Arctic Collembolan Onychiurus arcticus Tullberg 1876

   • M. Holmstrup
   • L. Sømme

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 197 - 203

8. Mechanical properties of sea-urchin lantern muscles: a comparative investigation of intact muscle groups in Paracentrotus lividus (Lam.) and Stylocidaris affinis (Phil.) (Echinodermata, Echinoidea)

   • I. C. Wilkie
   • M. D. Candia Carnevali
   • F. Andrietti

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 204 - 212

9. Effects of ANG II and III and angiotensin receptor blockers on nasal salt gland secretion and arterial blood pressure in conscious Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

   • D. G. Butler
   • R. Zandevakili
   • G. Y. Oudit

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 213 - 224

10. Molecular characterization and sequencing of antifreeze proteins from larvae of the beetle Dendroides canadensis

    • J. G. Duman
    • N. Li
    • D. C. Parmelee

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 225 - 232

11. Daily torpor and energetics in a tropical mammal, the northern blossom-bat Macroglossus minimus (Megachiroptera)

    • W. Bartels
    • B. S. Law
    • F. Geiser

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 233 - 239