The role of temperature as a driver of metabolic flexibility in the Red-billed Leiothrix(Leiothrix l

• 作 者: Danqi Cui Na Wang Jingru Ge Ji
• 机 构: SchoolofLifeandEnvironmentalSciences,ZhejiangProvincialKeyLabforSubtropicalWaterEnvironmentandMarine
• 出 处: 鸟类学研究:英文版
• 发表日期: 2019年4期
• 关键词: BASAL METABOLIC rate Cold ACCLIMATION CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE Leiothrix lutea State
• 基金项目: the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31470472 and 31971420),the National Undergraduate “Innovation” Project,the “Xinmiao” Project in Zhejiang Province.

Background:The thermoregulatory ability of animals is strongly influenced by the temperature of their environment.Acclimation to cold requires a range of physiological and morphological adjustments.In this study,we tested the hypothesis that a small passe