The evolution of endothermy is explained by thyroid hormonemediated responses to cold in early vertebrates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1642-1648

  Little, Alexander G ^a   Seebacher, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Heat production; Locomotion; Metabolism; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

CHORDATA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; THYROID HORMONE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; COLD; EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; LOCOMOTION; THYROID HORMONES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84910616960     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.088880     Document Type: Review

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