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| Title |
Free-living greylag geese adjust their heart rates and body core temperatures to season and reproductive context
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-018-20655-z |
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| Authors |
Claudia A. F. Wascher, Kurt Kotrschal, Walter Arnold |
| Abstract |
Animals adaptively regulate their metabolic rate and hence energy expenditure over the annual cycle to cope with energetic challenges. We studied energy management in greylag geese. In all geese, profound seasonal changes of heart rate (fH) and body temperature (Tb) showed peaks in summer and troughs during winter, and also daily modulation of fH and Tb. Daily mean fH was on average 22% lower at the winter trough than at the summer peak, whereas daily mean Tb at the winter trough was only about 1 °C below the summer peak. Daily means of Tb together with those of air temperature and day length were the most important predictors of daily mean fH, which was further modulated by precipitation, reproductive state, and, to a minor degree, social rank. Peaks of fH and Tb occurred earlier in incubating females compared to males. Leading goslings increased daily mean fH. Our results suggest that in greylag geese, pronounced changes of fH over the year are caused by photoperiod-induced changes of endogenous heat production. Similar to large non-hibernating mammals, tolerance of lower Tb during winter seems the major factor permitting this. On top of these major seasonal changes, fH and Tb are elevated in incubating females. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 24% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Austria | 1 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 5% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 52% |
| Scientists | 10 | 48% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 38 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 9 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 21% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 11% |
| Librarian | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 45% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 106. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 February 2018.
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