The whole‐body (tachymetabolic) endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long
held to have evolved independently in each group, a reasonable assumption when it was …

Simple Summary Animals adopt several strategies to regulate their body temperature by
promoting heat loss or gain in hot and cold environments, respectively. This mechanism of …

The last 'hibernation book'was published in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, so clearly an update
was needed. The options were a book written by a single author or an edited book written by …

Birds are endothermic homeotherms even though they lack the well-studied heat producing
brown adipose tissue (BAT), found in several clades of eutherian mammals. Earlier studies …

Thermogenesis in endotherms relies on both shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis
(NST). The role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in NST is well recognized, but the role of …

Avian cold adaptation is hallmarked by innovative strategies of both heat conservation and
thermogenesis. While minimizing heat loss can reduce the thermogenic demands of body …

The major objective of this study was to understand the molecular basis of how sarcolipin
uncoupling of SERCA regulates muscle oxidative metabolism. Using genetically engineered …

Simple Summary Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic tissue that greatly
contributes to preventing neonatal hypothermia by activating biochemical and endocrine …

Torpor and hibernation are powerful strategies enabling animals to survive periods of low
resource availability. The state of torpor results from an active and drastic reduction of an …

The mitochondrion is often referred as the cellular powerhouse because the organelle
oxidizes organic acids and NADH derived from nutriments, converting around 40% of the …