The Evolution of Endothermy - From Patterns to Mechanisms

• Main Author: Elias T. Polymeropoulos (auth)
• Other Authors: Rebecca Oelkrug (auth), Martin Jastroch (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; mammals; Endothermy; ectotherms; heterothermy; evolution; birds; thermoregulation; comparative physiology
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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...