Evidence for within-individual energy reallocation in cold-challenged, egg-producing birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1991-2000

  Salvante, Katrina G ^a   Vézina, François ^a,b   Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold acclimation; Egg production; Energy reallocation; Metabolic rate; Taeniopygia guttata; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY WEIGHT; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY WEIGHT; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCHES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVUM; SEEDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77953081201     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.036319     Document Type: Article

References (71)

1. Alexander, R. M. (1999). Energy for Animal Life. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
2. Aoyagi, Y., Muramatsu, T. and Okumura, J. (1990). Contribution of whole-body protein synthesis to diet-induced thermogenesis in chicks. Nutr. Res. 10, 627-634. (Pubitemid 20193293)
3. Arens, J. R. and Cooper, S. J. (2005). Metabolic and ventilatory acclimatization to cold stress in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 78, 579-589.
4. Aschoff, J. (1981). Thermal conductance in mammals and birds: its dependence on body size and circadian phase. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 69, 611-619.
5. Bech, C. and Praesteng, K. E. (2004). Thermoregulatory use of heat increment of feeding in the tawny owl (Strix aluco). J. Therm. Biol. 29, 649-654. (Pubitemid 39311193)
6. Biebach, H. (1984). Effect of clutch size and time of day on the energy expenditure of incubating starlings (Stumus vulgaris). Physiol. ZooL 57, 26-31.
7. Blaxter, K. L. (1989). Energy Metabolism in Animals and Man. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
8. Broggi, J., Orell, M., Hohtola, A. and Nilsson, J. Å. (2004). Metabolic response to temperature variation in the great tit: an interpopulation comparison. J. Anim. Ecol. 73, 967-972. (Pubitemid 39131452)
9. Brown, C. R. and Cameron, J. N. (1991a). The induction of specific dynamic action in channel catfish by infusion of essential amino acids. Physiol. Zool. 64, 276-297.
10. Brown, C. R. and Cameron, J. N. (1991b). The relationship between specific dynamic action (SDA) and protein synthesis rates in the channel catfish. Physiol. Zool. 64, 298-309.
11. Bruinzeel, L. W. and Piersma, T. (1998). Cost reduction in the cold: Heat generated by terrestrial locomotion partly substitutes for thermoregulation costs in Knot Calidris canutus. Ibis 140, 323-328.
12. Carleton, S. A. and del Rio, C. M. (2005). The effect of cold-induced increased metabolic rate on the rate of C-13 and N-15 incorporation in house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Oecologia 144, 226-232.
13. Caro, S. P. and Visser, M. E. (2009). Temperature-induced elevation of basal metabolic rate does not affect testis growth in great tits. J. Exp. Biol. 212, 1995-1999.
14. Cavieres, G. and Sabat, P. (2008). Geographic variation in the response to thermal acclimation in rufous-collared sparrows: are physiological flexibility and environmental heterogeneity correlated? Fund Ecol. 22, 509-515. (Pubitemid 351703913)
15. Chappell, M. A., Bachman, G. C. and Hammond, K. A. (1997). The heat increment of feeding in house wren chicks: Magnitude, duration, and substitution for thermostatic costs. J. Comp. Physiol. B Biochem. Syst Environ. Physiol. 167, 313-318.
16. Chappell, M. A., Bech, C. and Buttemer, W. A. (1999). The relationship of central and peripheral organ masses to aerobic performance variation in house sparrows. J. Exp. Biol. 202, 2269-2279. (Pubitemid 29452167)
17. Commission for thermal physiology of the International Union of Pysiological Sciences (2001). Glossary of terms for thermal physiology. J. Therm. Biol. 28, 75-106.
18. Dawson, W. R., Buttemer, W. A. and Carey, C. (1985). A reexamination of the metabolic response of house finches to temperature. Condor 87, 424-427.
19. Deerenberg, C., Apanius, V. A., Daan, S. and Bos, N. (1997). Reproductive effort decreases antibody responsiveness. Proc, R. Soc. Lond B. Biol. Sci. 264, 1021-1029. (Pubitemid 27351094)
20. Deerenberg, C., Overkamp, G. J. F., Visser, G. H. and Daan, S. (1998). Compensation in resting metabolism for experimentally increased activity. J. Comp. Physiol. B Biochem. Syst Environ. Physiol. 168, 507-512. (Pubitemid 28490385)
21. Dykstra, C. R. and Karasov, W. H. (1992). Changes in gut structure and function of House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) in response to increased energy demands. Physioi. Zool. 65, 422-442.
22. Gelineo, S. (1964). Organ systems in adaptation: The temperature regulating system. In Handbook of Physiology, Section 4, Adaptation to the Environment (ed. D. B. Dill), pp. 259-282. Washington, DC: American Physiological Society.
23. Hayes, J. P., Speakman, J. R. and Racey, P. A. (1992). Sampling bias in respirometry. Physiol. Zool. 65, 604-619.
24. Holm, S. (1979). A simple sequentially rejective multiple test procedure. Scand. J. Stat. 6, 65-70.
25. Hudson, J. W. and Kimsey, S. L. (1966). Temperature regulation and metabolic rhythms in populations of the house sparrow. Passer domesticus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 17, 203-217.
26. Jobling, M. (1983). Towards an explanation of specific dynamic action (SDA). J. Fish Biol. 23, 549-555.
27. Jotré, M. B. and Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2003). Seasonal changes in heat transfer in the small mammal Calomys musculinus (Rodentia, Muridae). The role of the skin. J. Therm. Bid. 28, 141-147.
28. Johansen, K. and Been, C. (1984). Breathing and thermoregulation in birds. In Thermal Physiology (ed. J. R. S. Hales), pp. 341-346. New York: Raven Press.
29. Johnson, A. L. (2000). Reproduction in the female. In Sturide's Avian Physiology (ed. G. C. Whitlow), pp. 569-596. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
30. Kadoya, K., Matsunaga, N. and Nagashima, A. (1985). Viscosity and thermal conductivity of dry air in the gaseous phase. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 14, 947-970.
31. Liknes, E. T., Scott, S. M. and Swanson, D. I- (2002). Seasonal acclimatization in the American Goldfinch revisited: To what extent do metabolic rates vary seasonally? Condor 104, 548-557.
32. Marschall, U. and Prinzinger, R. (1991). Comparative ecophysiology of five different species of estrildidae. J. Omithol. 132, 319-323.
33. McKechnie, A. E. (2008). Phenotypic flexibility in basal metabolic rate and the changing view of avian physiological diversity: A review. J. Comp. Physiol. B Biochem. Syst. Environ. Physiol. 178, 235-247.
34. McNab, B. K. (1980). On estimating thermal conductance in endotherms. Physiol. Zool. 53, 145-156.
35. McNab, B. K. (2002). Short-term energy conservation in endotherms in relation to body mass, habits, and environment. J. Therm. Bol. 27, 459-466.
36. Meienberger, C. and Dauberschmidt, C. (1992). Kann die 'spezifisch dynamische Wirkung" einen Beitrag zur Thermoregulation kö rnerfressender Singvögel leisten? J. Omithol. 133, 33-41.
37. Meijer, T., Rozman, J., Schulte, M. and Stach-Dreesmann, C. (1996). New findings in body mass regulation in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) in response to photoperiod and temperature. J. Zool. 240, 717-734. (Pubitemid 27025138)
38. Nilsson, J. A. and Raberg, L. (2001). The resting metabolic cost of egg laying and nestling feeding in great tits. Oecologia 128, 187-192.
39. O'Connor, T. P. (1995). Metabolic characteristics and body composition in house finches: effects of seasonal acclimatization. J. Comp. Physiol. B Biochem. Syst. Environ. Physid. 165, 298-305.
40. O'Connor, T. P., Gibbs, C. L. and Kuroiwa, K. (2000). Effect of cold-acclimation on house finch metabolism and organ sizes. Am. Zool. 40, 1155-1156.
41. Perrins, C. M. (1970). The timing of birds' breeding seasons. Ibis 112, 242-255.
42. Piersma, T., Gessaman, J. A., Dekinga, A. and Visser, G. H. (2004). Gizzard and other lean mass components increase, yet basal metabolic rates decrease, when red knots Calidris canutus are shifted from soft to hard-shelled food. J. Avian Biol. 35, 99-104. (Pubitemid 38370313)
43. Rice, W. R. (1989). Analyzing tables of statistical tests. Evolution 43, 223-225.
44. Ricklefs, R. E. (1974). Energetics of reproduction in birds. In Avian Energetics (ed. R. A. Paynter, Jr). pp. 152-297. Cambridge. MA: Nutall Ornithological Club.
45. Salvante, K. G., Walzern, R. L. and Williams, T. D. (2007). What comes first, the zebra finch or the egg: Temperature-dependent reproductive, physiological and behavioural plasticity in egg-laying zebra finches. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 1325-1334.
46. Schleucher, E. and Withers, P. C. (2001). Re-evaluation of the allometry of wet thermal conductance for birds. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Physiol. 129, 821-827. (Pubitemid 32607628)
47. Schmidt-Nielsen, K. (1990). Animal Physiology Adaptation and Environment Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
48. Scholander, R. H., Walters, V., Johnson, F. and Irving, L. (1950). Heat regulation in some arctic and tropical mammals and birds. Biol. Bull. 99, 237-258.
49. Swanson, D. L. (2009). Seasonal metabolic variation in birds: functional and mechanistic correlates. Curr. Omith. 17 (in press).
50. Swanson, D. L. and Olmstead, K. L. (1999). Evidence for a proximate influence of winter temperature on metabolism in passerine birds. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 72, 566-575.
51. Vézina, F. and Williams, T. D. (2002). Metabolic costs of egg production in the European starling (Stumus vulgaris). Physid. Biochem. Zool. 75, 377-385.
52. Vézina, F. and Williams, T. D. (2003). Plasticity in body composition in breeding birds: what drives the metabolic cost of egg production? Physid. Biochem. Zool. 76, 716-730. (Pubitemid 38065864)
53. Vézina, F. and Williams, T. D. (2005a). Interaction between organ mass and citrate synthase activity as an indicator of tissue maximal oxidative capacity in breeding European Starlings: Implications for metabolic rate and organ mass relationships. Fund. Ecol. 19, 119-128. (Pubitemid 40483077)
54. Vézina, F. and Williams, T. D. (2005b). Metabolic costs of egg production is repeatable. J. Exp. Biol. 208, 2533-2538. (Pubitemid 41080424)
55. Vézina, F., Salvante, K. G. and Williams, T. D. (2003). The metabolic cost of avian egg formation: possible impact of yolk precursor production? J. Exp. Biol. 206, 4443-4451. (Pubitemid 38051457)
56. Vézina, F., Jalvingh, K. M., Delonga, A. and Piersma, T. (2006a). Acclimation to different thermal conditions in a northerly wintering shorebird is driven by body mass-related changes in organ size. J. Exp. Bid. 209, 3141-3154. (Pubitemid 44476238)
57. Vézina, F., Speakman, J. R. and Williams, T. D. (2006b). Individually variable energy management strategies in relation to energetic costs of egg production. Ecology 87, 2447-2458. (Pubitemid 44885958)
58. Vleck, C. M. (1981). Energetic cost of incubation in the Zebra Finch. Condor83, 229-237.
59. Weathers, W. W. (1981). Physiological thermoregulation in heat-stressed birds: Consequences of body size. Physid. Zool. 54, 345-361.
60. Webster, M. D. and Weathers, W. W. (1990). Heat production as a by-product of foraging activity contributes to thermoregulation by verdins, Auriparus ffaviceps. Physiol. Zool. 63, 777-794.
61. Weirsma, P. and Verhulst, S. (2005). Effects of intake rate on energy expenditure, somatic repair, and reproduction of zebra finches. J. Exp. Biol. 208, 4091-4098.
62. Williams, J. B. and Tieleman, B. I. (2000). Flexibility in basal metabolic rate and evaporative water loss among hoopoe larks exposed to different environmental temperatures. J. Exp. Biol. 203, 3153-3159.
63. Williams, T. D. (1996). Intra- and inter-individual variation in reproductive effort in captive-breeding zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Can. J. Zool. 74, 85-91. (Pubitemid 3036390)
64. Williams, T. D. (1998). Avian reproduction, overview. In Encyclopedia of Reproduction: Volume 1 (ed. E. Knobil and J. D. Neil), pp. 325-336. New York, NY: Academic Press.
65. Williams, T. D. (2008). Individual variation in endocrine systems: moving beyond the tyranny of the Golden Mean'. Pintas. Trans. R Soc. B Biol. Sci. 363, 1687-1698.
66. Williams, T. D. and Teman, S. P. (1999). Food intake, locomotor activity, and egg laying in Zebra Finches: Contributions to reproductive energy demand? Physiol. Zool. 72, 19-27.
67. Williams, T. D., Vézina, F. and Speakman, J. R. (2009). Individually variable energy management during egg production is repeatable across breeding attempts. J. Exp. Biol. 212, 1101-1105.
68. 2, and evaporative water loss with a flow-through mask. J. Appl. Physiol. 42, 120-123.
69. Yu, J. Y. and Marquardt, R. R. (1973). Development, cellular growth, and function of the avian oviduct. Biol. Reprod. 8, 283-298.
70. Yu, J. Y., Campbell, L. D. and Marquardt, R. R. (1971). Sex hormone control mechanisms. I. Effect of estrogen and progesterone on major cellular components in chicken (Gallus domesticus) oviducts. Can. J. Biochem. 49, 348-356.
71. Zar, J. H. (1996). Biostatistical Analysis. London, UK: Prentice Hall.