Regulation of food intake, body fat stores and energy balance in the marsupial Sminthopsis crassicaudata / by Perdita Jane Hope.

Bibliography: leaves 363-421.ix, 421 leaves, [1] leaf of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.This thesis presents studies relating to the regulation of appetite, body fat stores and energy balance in the marsupial Sminthopsis crassicaudata. All of the studies presented have been published in international journals, accepted for publication, or submitted for publication. These studies have provided novel data on the regulation of food intake, body fat stores and energy balance in the marsupail Sminthopsis crassicaudata, representing fundamental advances in marsupial biology.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Medicine, 200