Cargando…
Large muscles are beneficial but not required for improving thermogenic capacity in small birds
It is generally assumed that small birds improve their shivering heat production capacity by developing the size of their pectoralis muscles. However, some studies have reported an enhancement of thermogenic capacity in the absence of muscle mass variation between seasons or thermal treatments. We t...
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30228279 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32041-w |