Patterns and dynamics of rest-phase hypothermia in wild and captive blue tits during winter

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-745

  Nord, Andreas ^a   Nilsson, Johan F ^a   Sandell, Maria I ^a   Nilsson, Jan Åke ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Corticosterone; Energy conservation; Food availability; Heterothermy; Life history trade offs

Indexed keywords

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWEDEN; THERMOREGULATION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD TEMPERATURE; CORTICOSTERONE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; FEMALE; FOOD; HYPOTHERMIA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWEDEN;

EID: 70349773844     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0357-1     Document Type: Article

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