The Evolution of Endothermy - From Patterns to Mechanisms

• Yazar: Elias T. Polymeropoulos (auth)
• Diğer Yazarlar: Rebecca Oelkrug (auth), Martin Jastroch (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Seri Bilgileri: Frontiers Research Topics
• Konular: Physiology; mammals; Endothermy; ectotherms; heterothermy; evolution; birds; thermoregulation; comparative physiology
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Metabolic rate is a key ecophysiological factor determining fitness, distribution, survival and reproductive strategies of organisms. The ability to endogenously produce heat and elevate body temperature beyond ambient, has far reaching ecological implications. The diversity of thermogenic mechanism...