Biometrics and seasonal changes in weight and fat deposition of Cetti's Warblers <i>Cettia cetti</i> in Central Greece

Alivizatos, Haralambos; Papadaki, Artemis; Shogolev, Igor; Vlachaki, Georgia; Sideri, Sofia; Shogolev, Eugene; Shogolev, Sergei

doi:10.1080/03078698.2011.587240

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 5 publications

(7 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In addition, phenotypic plasticity in body composition and the digestive system are adaptive characteristics of animals 15 that have an important influence on nutrition acquisition and energy utilization efficiency 16,17 . For example, seasonal variations occur in body mass of Cettia cetti 18 , while Lasiopodomys brandtii has a heavier liver and gastrointestinal tract under cold acclimation 19 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Metabolomics of Eothenomys miletus from five Hengduan Mountains locations in summer

Zhang¹,

Wang

Zhu

2019

Sci Rep

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Climatic characteristics of Hengduan Mountains region were diverse, and Eothenomys miletus was a native species throughout this region. To investigate adaptive strategies of E. miletus to environmental factors in different locations in this region, five locations were selected, including Deqin (DQ), Xianggelila (XGLL), Lijiang (LJ), Jianchuan (JC) and Ailaoshan (ALS). Then, body mass, visceral organ masses, and serum and liver metabolomes of E. miletus from each location were examined. The results showed that body mass was significantly different among these five sites. Liver mass was lower in ALS than in other locations. PLS-DA analysis, metabolite tree maps and heat maps of serum and liver metabolites showed that samples from DQ and XGLL clustered together, as did the samples from LJ, JC and ALS. Serum concentrations of lipid and amino acid metabolites, concentrations of TCA cycle intermediates, lipid metabolites and amino acid metabolites in livers from DQ and XGLL were higher than those from other three regions. However, the concentrations of glycolytic metabolites were lower in DQ and XGLL. All these results indicated that E. miletus adapts to changes in environmental temperature and altitude of this region by adjusting body mass and serum and liver metabolite concentrations.

show abstract