Catherine Hambly

TL;DR: The objective of this study was to measure body composition and examine the relationship between adiposity and cyclicity status, mediated by glucose, insulin, leptin, and inflammation.

TL;DR: Elevated protein intake may play an important role in the recovery of the lost lean tissue of gorgers after restriction as well as other factors linked to increased physical activity linked to anticipation of daily food provision.

TL;DR: Reducing oxidative stress in the livers of lactating mice even under low antioxidant diet treatment was consistent with the 'shielding' hypothesis, and antioxidant content of the diet did not affect oxidativestress in control or reproductive mice, and cannot explain the previously observed reduction in antioxidant stress in lactating mammals studied in the laboratory.

TL;DR: The initial prediction that DEE would be elevated when birds rear chicks was supported, as DEE in chick-rearing adults was higher than in non-breeding adults, and although temperatures are lower in spring, breeding in the spring is only more costly than breeding in summer for females.