The relationship between mitochondrial respiration, resting metabolic rate and blood cell count in great tits

E Thoral, CC García-Díaz, E Persson… - Biology …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Although mitochondrial respiration is believed to explain a substantial part of the variation in
resting metabolic rate (RMR), few studies have empirically studied the relationship between …

Mitochondrial function is enhanced by thyroid hormones during zebra finch development

M Oefele, M Hau, S Ruuskanen… - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An organism's response to its environment is largely determined by changes in the energy
supplied by aerobic mitochondrial metabolism via adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production …

How fit is your gut?: disentangling the associations between the gut microbiome, the environment and host performance in wild birds

M Liukkonen - JYU Dissertations, 2024 - jyx.jyu.fi
The gut microbiome is a complex community of microorganisms that inhabit the host's
gastrointestinal tract, and it influences host physiology and health. The gut microbiome has …

[HTML][HTML] More siblings means better survival for some songbirds

J Kay - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Who you are has a lot to do with the way that you were raised; not just by your parents but
also by your immediate and extended families and the environment that you grew up in. The …