Short-term captivity influences maximal cold-induced metabolic rates and their repeatability in summer-acclimatized American goldfinches Spinus tristis

Studies of metabolic variation in birds have involved both wild and captive individuals, but few studies have investigated whether captivity directly influences metabolic rates, despite such variation potentially confounding conclusions regarding how metabolic rates respond to the conditions under s...

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Main Author: David L. SWANSON, Marisa O. KING
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013-08-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12253