financially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31070366 and 31470472);the Zhejiang Province Natural Science Foundation(LY13C030005)
Food resources play an important role in the regulation of animals’ physiology and behavior. We investigated the effect of short-term food restriction on metabolic thermogenesis of Chinese bulbuls(Pycnonotus sinensi...
financially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31070366 and 31470472);the Natural Science Foundation (LY13C030005) in Zhejiang Province;the Zhejiang Province "Xinmiao" Project (2014R424032)
Background: Acclimatization to winter conditions is an essential prerequisite for survival of small passerines of the northern temperate zone. In the present study, we measured diurnal variations in body mass, body te...
This study was financially supported the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31070366), the Natural Science Foundation (LY13C030005) in Zhejiang Province and the Zhejiang Province 'Xinmiao' Project.
To better understand the physiological characteristics of the silky starling(Sturnus sericeus), its body temperature(Tb), basal metabolic rate(BMR), evaporative water loss(EWL) and thermal conductance(C) eli...
financially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31070366 and No.31470472);the Natural Science Foundation (LY13C030005) in Zhejian Province;the Zhejiang Province ‘Xinmiao’ Project
Background: Seasonal adjustments in body mass and energy budget are important for the survival of small birds in temperate zones. Seasonal changes in body mass, body temperature, gross energy intake(GEI), digestible e...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31070366);the‘Xinmiao’Project in Zhejiang Province
Chinese bulbuls (Pycnonotus sinensis) are small passerine birds that inhabit areas of central, southern and eastern China. Previous observations suggest that flee-living individuals of this species may change their ...