Neuroscience Faculty

Mechanisms of energy regulation and feeding in mammals and birds; metabolic, thermal and cardiovascular adaptations to varied climatic and nutritional conditions.

Dr. Rashotte is retired.  He is not actively conducting a research program nor is he accepting new students.

Laurila, M., Hohtola, E., Saarela,S.&Rashotte,M.E.(2003)  Adaptive timing of digestion and digestion-related thermogenesis in the pigeon.  Physiology & Behavior, 78: 441-448.

Rashotte,M.E.(2002).  Closed-economy energetics.  Appetite, 38: 149-154.

Johnson,F.&Rashotte,M.E.(2002).  Food availability but not cold ambient temperature affects undirected singing in adult male zebra finches.  Physiology & Behavior, 76: 9-20.

Williams, T.D., Chambers, J.B.,Henderson, R.P.,Rashotte,M.E.& Overton, J.M. (2002).  Cardiovascular responses to caloric restriction and thermoneutrality in C57BL/6J mice.  American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology,  282: R1459-R1467

Rashotte,M.E., Ackert, A.M. & Overton, J.M. (2002).  Ingestive behavior and body temperature during the ovarian cycle in normotensive and hypertensive rats.  American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 282: R216-R225.

Rashotte,M.E., Sedunova, E.V., Johnson, F. & Pastukhov, I.U. (2001).  Influence of food and water availability on undirected singing and energetic status in adult male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata).  Physiology & Behavior, 74: 533-541.

Overton, J.M., Williams T.D., Chambers J.B. & Rashotte M.E.  (2001)  Central leptin infusion attenuates the cardiovascular and metabolic effects of fasting in rats.  Hypertension, 37: 663-669.

Overton, J.M., Williams T.D., Chambers J.B. & Rashotte M.E.  (2001)  Cardiovascular and thermogenic responses to fasting and thermoneutrality are conserved in obese Zucker rats American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 280: R11007-R1015.

Williams, T.D., Chambers, J.B., May, O.L., Henderson, R.P., Rashotte, M.E. & Overton, J.M. (2000)  Concurrent reductions in blood pressure and metabolic rate during fasting in the unrestrained SHR.  American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 278: R255-262. 

Chambers, J.B., Willams, T.D., Nakamura, A., Henderson, R.P., Overton, J.M. & Rashotte, M.E. (2000)  Cardiovascular and metabolic responses of hypertensive and normotensive rats to one week of cold exposure. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 279: R1486-R1494.

Rashotte, M.E., Saarela, S., Henderson, R.P. & Hohtola, E. (1999).  Shivering and digestion-related thermogenesis in pigeons during dark phase. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 277: R1579-R1587

Rashotte, M.E., Pastukhov, Iu.F., Poliakov, E.P. & Henderson, R.P.  (1998)  Vigilance states and body temperature during the circadian cycle in fed and fasted pigeons (Columba livia). American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 275: R1690-R1702.