Reduced Metabolic Cost of Locomotion in Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) during Winter

The Svalbard rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta hyperborea experiences extreme photoperiodic and climatic conditions on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This species, however, is highly adapted to live in this harsh environment. One of the most striking adaptations found in these birds is the depositio...

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Autores principales: Lees, John, Nudds, Robert, Stokkan, Karl-Arne, Folkow, Lars, Codd, Jonathan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21125015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015490

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21125015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015490

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