Small organ size contributes to the slow pace of life in tropical birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1662-1669

  Wiersma, Popko ^a,b   Nowak, Brittany ^a   Williams, Joseph B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Body composition; Feather mass; Organ mass; Pace of life; Tropical birds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84861149564     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.065144     Document Type: Article

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