In modern eutherian (placental) mammals, brown adipose tissue (BAT) evolved as a
specialized thermogenic organ that is responsible for adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis …

Population genomic analyses of high-altitude humans and other vertebrates have identified
numerous candidate genes for hypoxia adaptation, and the physiological pathways …

Why are sustained energy budgets of humans and other vertebrates limited to not more than
about seven times resting metabolic rate? The answer to this question has potential …

" The objectives of comparative physiology are:(1) to describe the diverse ways which
different kinds of animals meet their functional requirements;(2) to elucidate evolutionary …

Whereas novel pathways of pathological heart enlargement have been unveiled by thoracic
aorta constriction in genetically modified mice, the molecular mechanisms of adaptive …

The factors influencing the basal rate of metabolism (BMR) in 639 species of mammals
include body mass, food habits, climate, habitat, substrate, a restriction to islands or …

Publisher Summary The chapter begins with an overview of cost of living based on field
metabolic rates of small mammals. The chapter then goes on to discuss the importance of …

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate of metabolism of a resting, postabsorptive, non-
reproductive, adult bird or mammal, measured during the inactive circadian phase at a …

Physiological Differentiation of Vertebrate Populations Page 1 Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 1991.
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In response to hypoxic stress, many animals compensate for a reduced cellular O2 supply
by suppressing total metabolism, thereby reducing O2 demand. For small endotherms that …