Development of endothermic metabolic response in embryos and hatchlings of the emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae )

Abstract During hatching, there is a maturation of the mechanisms controlling the respiratory physiology involved in endotherm in precocial avian species. Here we examined the timing of the development of an endothermic response of oxygen uptake ( M ˙ O 2 ) to an alteration of ambient temperature (...

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