Phenotypic flexibility of body composition associated with seasonal acclimatization in passerine birds

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 363-370

  Liknes, Eric T ^a   Swanson, David L ^a  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Body composition; Exercise organs; Nutritional organs; Phenotypic flexibility; Seasonal acclimatization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD; BODY COMPOSITION; COLD CLIMATE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POECILE ATRICAPILLUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITTA CAROLINENSIS; SPARROW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; WINTER;

AVES; PARIDAE; PARUS ATRICAPILLUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIFORMES; SITTA CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 79960990243     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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