BODY TEMPERATURE AFFECTS THE SHAPE OF AVIAN GROWTH CURVES
1993 ◽
Vol 01
(04)
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pp. 363-374
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Keyword(s):
The Body
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Growth of birds is described by a variety of mathematical equations. These equations generally lack a biological motivation. As a result, it remains unclear why growth in different species should be described by different equations. In this article, we argue that the gradual development of endothermy affects the growth of birds. Hence, differences in the growth curve may result from differences in the thermal ontogeny. We assume that birds would grow according to the von Bertalanffy growth equation, if their temperature were constant. Using the deviations from this growth curve, we reconstruct the time course of the temperature of growing birds. This reconstruction well describes data on the ontogeny of the body temperature in birds.
1982 ◽
Vol 40
(2)
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pp. 199-200
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Keyword(s):
Keyword(s):
2012 ◽
Vol 36
(2)
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pp. 238
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1974 ◽
Vol 35
(2)
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pp. 175-179
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2009 ◽
Vol 89
(3)
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pp. 621-627
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