a system of temperature control whereby an animal generates heat internally
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Non-taxonomic characterization of animals (endothermy/ectothermy, aquatic/terrestrial), however, produced a more balanced picture.
ROBERTO F. NESPOLO, PAULINA ARTACHO 2005, 'How general are current comparative physiology studies?: A quantitative review ¿Cuángeneral son los estudios en fisiología comparada actualmente?: Una revisión cuantitativa',Revista Chilena de Historia Naturalhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2005000200015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ectotherms have also evolved unique applications of ion gradients to allow for localized endothermy.
Caroline E. Geisler, Kyle P. Kentch, Benjamin J. Renquist 2017, 'Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Distinct Models to Assess the Role of Ion Gradients inEnergy Expenditure', Frontiers in Endocrinologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00224/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Further, the results of the current experiment support the assumptions of the aerobic capacity model of the evolution of endothermy.
Clare Stawski, Clare Stawski, Paweł Koteja, Edyta T. Sadowska 2017, 'A Shift in the Thermoregulatory Curve as a Result of Selection for High Activity-RelatedAerobic Metabolism', Frontiers in Physiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.01070/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Overall, our quantitative genetic analysis provides support for the parental care hypothesis for the evolution of endothermy.
Leonardo D. Bacigalupe, Allen J. Moore, Roberto F. Nespolo, Enrico L. Rezende, EnricoL. Rezende, Francisco Bozinovic 2017, 'Quantitative Genetic Modeling of the Parental Care Hypothesis for the Evolution ofEndothermy', Frontiers in Physiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.01005/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our data thus support the hypothesis that these developmental changes in ducks represent mechanistic drivers for attaining endothermy.
Sarah K. G. Sirsat, Tushar S. Sirsat, Edwin R. Price, Edward M. Dzialowski 2016, 'Post-hatching development of mitochondrial function, organ mass and metabolic ratein two ectotherms, the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the commonsnapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)', Biology Openhttp://bio.biologists.org/content/5/4/443. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The main models proposed for the origin of endothermy are the aerobic capacity, the thermoregulatory and theparental care models.
Sabrina Clavijo-Baque, Francisco Bozinovic 2012, 'Testing the Fitness Consequences of the Thermoregulatory and Parental Care Modelsfor the Origin of Endothermy', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0037069. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Monotremes show a mosaic of plesiomorphic and derived features but can still inform our understanding of the evolution of endothermy.
Stewart C. Nicol 2017, 'Energy Homeostasis in Monotremes', Frontiers in Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00195/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The development of sustained, long-term endothermy was one of the major transitions in the evolution of vertebrates.
Julia Nowack, Sylvain Giroud, Walter Arnold, Thomas Ruf 2017, 'Muscle Non-shivering Thermogenesis and Its Role in the Evolution of Endothermy', Frontiers in Physiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00889/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)