Flight at low ambient humidity increases protein catabolism in migratory birds

Science

Volumn 333, Issue 6048, 2011, Pages 1434-1436

  Gerson, Alexander R ^a   Guglielmo, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CATABOLISM; FLIGHT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY SPECIES; OSMOREGULATION; PASSERINE; PROTEIN; WIND TUNNEL;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; EVAPORATION; FLIGHT; HUMIDITY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; METABOLIC RATE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMIDITY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SONGBIRDS; TEMPERATURE; URIC ACID; WIND;

AVES; CATHARUS USTULATUS; TURDIDAE;

EID: 80052615740     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1210449     Document Type: Article

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