Metabolic cold adaptation in the Asiatic toad: intraspecific comparison along an altitudinal gradient

Tan, S; Li, P; Yao, ZY; Liu, GH; Yue, BS; Fu, JZ; Chen, JF

Fu, JZ; Chen, JF (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Biol, CAS Key Lab Mt Ecol Restorat & Bioresource Utiliz, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China.; Fu, JZ; Chen, JF (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Biol, Biodivers Conservat Key Lab Sichuan Prov, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China.; Chen, JF (corresponding author), Univ Chinese Acad Sci, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China.; Fu, JZ (corresponding author), Univ Guelph, Dept Integrat Biol, Guelph, ON N1

JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, 2021; 191 (4): 765

Abstract

The metabolic cold adaptation (MCA) hypothesis predicts an increase in metabolic rate and thermal sensitivity of poikilotherms from cold environments ......

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