Flexibility Is Costly: Hidden Physiological Damage From Seasonal Phenotypic Transitions in Heterothermic Species

Flexibility Is Costly: Hidden Physiological Damage From Seasonal Phenotypic Transitions in Heterothermic Species

Heterothermy allows organisms to cope with fluctuating environmental conditions. The use of regulated hypometabolism allows seasonal heterothermic species to cope with annual resource shortages and thus to maximize survival during the unfavorable season. This comes with deep physiological remodeling...

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Main Authors: Julie Landes, Samuel Pavard, Pierre-Yves Henry, Jérémy Terrien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
flexibility
seasonal transitions
heterothermy
hypometabolism
physiological costs
aging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00985/full

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