ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017
Ghrelin affects stopover decisions and food intake in a long-distance migrant.
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- Genetic Differences in Purple Finch (Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Phenotypic and developmental dissection of an instance of the island rule.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2025Article
- A first glimpse into circulating ghrelin patterns of thin-billed prion chicks (Pachyptila belcheri).Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2025Article
- The unexpected loss of the 'hunger hormone' ghrelin in true passerines: a game changer in migration physiology.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Phenotypic and Developmental Dissection of an Instance of the Island Rule.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Decoding the role of ghrelin and its interactions with central signaling pathways in avian appetite regulation.Veterinary research communications · 2025Review
- Molecular changes and physiological responses involved in migratory bird fuel management and stopover decisions.Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025Article
- Modular switches shift monarch butterfly migratory flight behavior at their Mexican overwintering sites.iScience · 2024Article
- Manipulation of photoperiod induces fat storage, but not fat mobilization in the migratory songbird, Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird).Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2023Article
- Genetic Control of Avian Migration: Insights from Studies in Latitudinal Passerine Migrants.Genes · 2023Review
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- Ghrelin, not corticosterone, is associated with transitioning of phenotypic states in a migratory Galliform.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Leptin administration does not influence migratory behaviour in white-throated sparrows (PeerJ · 2022Article
- Form and Function of the Vertebrate and Invertebrate Blood-Brain Barriers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Limited flexibility in departure timing of migratory passerines at the East-Mediterranean flyway.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Unexpected Association of Desacyl-Ghrelin with Physical Activity and Chronic Food Restriction: A Translational Study on Anorexia Nervosa.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Energy Stores, Oxidative Balance, and Sleep in Migratory Garden Warblers (Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- The physiology of movement.Movement ecology · 2020Review
- The amount of available food affects diurnal locomotor activity in migratory songbirds during stopover.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Nonbreeder birds at colonies display qualitatively similar seasonal mass change patterns as breeders.Ecology and evolution · 2019Article
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Abstract
Billions of birds migrate long distances to either reach breeding areas or to spend the winter at more benign places. On migration, most passerines frequently stop over to rest and replenish their fuel reserves. To date, we know little regarding how they decide that they are ready to continue their journey. What physiological signals tell a bird's brain that its fuel reserves are sufficient to resume migration? A network of hormones regulates food intake and body mass in vertebrates, including the recently discovered peptide hormone, ghrelin. Here, we show that ghrelin reflects body condition and influences migratory behavior of wild birds. We measured ghrelin levels of wild garden warblers (
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