Energetics of a long-distance migrant shorebird (Philomachus pugnax) during cold exposure and running

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Vaillancourt, Eric ^a   Prud'Homme, Sophie ^a   Haman, François ^a   Guglielmo, Christopher G ^b   Weber, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal energetics; Carbohydrate; Energy expenditure; Exercise; Fuel selection; Indirect calorimetry; Lipid; Oxidative fuel utilization; Philomachus pugnax; Ruff sandpiper; Shivering

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHARADRIIFORMES; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHARADRIIFORMES; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; LIPID METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 14644406825     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01397     Document Type: Article

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