Thermogenic responses in Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) to seasonal acclimatization and temperature-photoperiod acclimation

Abstract Background Small birds in temperate habitats must either migrate, or adjust aspects of their morphology, physiology and behavior to cope with seasonal change in temperature and photoperiod. It is, however, difficult to accurately measure how seasonal changes in temperature and photoperiod a...

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Main Authors: Lin Li, Jingru Ge, Sangyu Zheng, Lihong Hong, Xini Zhang, Ming Li, Jinsong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-09-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-020-00222-9