白头鹎的代谢率与器官重量在季节驯化中的可塑性变化

动物能量代谢的生理生态特征与物种的分布和丰富度密切相关,基础代谢率(BMR)是恒温动物维持正常生理机能的最小产热速率,是动物在清醒时维持身体各项基本功能所需的最小能量值,是内温动物能量预算的重要组成部分.本研究测定了白头鹎(Pycnonotus sinensis)的BMR、内部器官(肝、心、肌胃、小肠、肾和整体消化道)和肌肉的重量,分析了白头鹎内部器官和肌肉重量的季节性变化及与BMR的关系.方差分析表明,白头鹎的BMR存在明显的季节性变化,冬季较高,夏季最低.其内部器官及肌肉重量的变化同样有明显的季节性.相关分析表明,白头鹎的BMR与肝、心、消化道等内部器官和肌肉重量存在明显的相关性.

Adaptive Plasticity in Metabolic Rate and Organ Masses among Pycnonotus sinensis,in Seasonal Acclimatization

The necessity of maintaining energy balance is one of the major factors influencing the abundance and distribution of small birds,and many morphological,physiological and behavioral adaptations are related to energy utilization.Basal metabolic rate(BMR) is the rate of energy transformation in a rest,awake and postabsorptive state in the absence of thermal stress,and is the minimum metabolic rate of animals maintaining normally physiological function.Theoretically,BMR limits might be set by central organs(pr...