Shivering and digestion-related thermogenesis in pigeons during dark phase

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 6 46-6, 1999, Pages

  Rashotte, Michael E ^a   Saarela, Seppo ^b   Henderson, Ross P ^a   Hohtola, Esa ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birds; Body temperature; Circadian; Energy reserves; Fasting; Restricted feeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD INTAKE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIVERING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0033373013     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.r1579     Document Type: Article

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