Phenotypic flexibility in passerine birds: Seasonal variation of aerobic enzyme activities in skeletal muscle

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 430-436

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

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase; Citrate synthase; Passer domesticus; Phenotypic flexibility; Poecile atricapillus; Seasonal acclimatization; Sitta carolinensis

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOUSE SPARROW; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC FLEXIBILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUMMER; THERMOREGULATION; WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCH; WINTER;

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

EID: 80052826851     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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