Intraspecific correlations of basal and maximal metabolic rates in birds and the aerobic capacity model for the evolution of endothermy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Swanson, David L ^a   Thomas, Nathan E ^a,d   Liknes, Eric T ^a,b   Cooper, Sheldon J ^c  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

^b NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^d SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AMERICAN GOLDFINCH; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK EYED JUNCO; ENDOTHERMY; EXERCISE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MAXIMAL METABOLIC RATE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; SPARROW; SPRING; SUMMER; THERMOREGULATION; TISSUE METABOLISM; WINTER; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FINCH; HEAT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AVES; CARDUELIS; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; JUNCO (AVES); JUNCO HYEMALIS; PARUS ATRICAPILLUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FINCHES; HOT TEMPERATURE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84858962936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034271     Document Type: Article

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