ISSN:
1432-1254
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geography
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract For their seasonal control of thermogenesis Djungarian hamsters rely on environmental cueing by both photoperiod and ambient temperature. Their total potential for adaptive improvements of nonshivering thermogenesis is constant in summer and winter. The shortening of photoperiod in fall is used to anticipate about half of the total improvement in thermogenesis, in advance of any experience of cold, as can be concluded from the photoperiodic control of thermogenesis, cold resistance, and the protein content, cyctochrome oxidase activity and content of mitochondria in brown adipose tissue. The remainder of the seasonal thermogenic adaptation is due to stimulatory responses to chronic exposure to cold.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02219505
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