The Evolution of Endothermy - From Patterns to Mechanisms

• Автор: Elias T. Polymeropoulos (auth)
• Інші автори: Rebecca Oelkrug (auth), Martin Jastroch (auth)
• Формат: Електронний ресурс Частина з книги
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Серія: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предмети: Physiology; mammals; Endothermy; ectotherms; heterothermy; evolution; birds; thermoregulation; comparative physiology
• Онлайн доступ: 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...