ArticleBMC zoology2022
Short- and long-distance avian migrants differ in exercise endurance but not aerobic capacity.
Article in BMC zoology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Flexibility of exercise capacity during nestling feeding in blue tits.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Article
- Linking performance to powerhouse: mitochondrial aerobic metabolism in blood cells reflects flight endurance of house sparrows (Biology letters · 2025Article
- Birds With Distinct Ecological Traits Show Varied Haemoglobin Adaptations Along Elevation Gradients.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Avian Haemosporidians Infecting Short- and Long-Distance Migratory Old World Flycatcher Species and the Variation in Parasitaemia After Endurance Flights.Acta parasitologica · 2023Article
- Long-duration wind tunnel flights reveal exponential declines in protein catabolism over time in short- and long-distance migratory warblers.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundMigratory birds differ markedly in their migration strategies, particularly those performing short- versus long-distance migrations. In preparation for migration, all birds undergo physiological and morphological modifications including enlargement of fat stores and pectoral muscles to fuel and power their flights, as well as cardiovascular and biochemical adjustments that improve lipid and oxygen delivery and uptake by flight muscles. While the magnitude of these changes varies in relation to migration strategy, the consequence of these variations on aerobic performance is unknown. We tested whether the aerobic performance of four Old-world flycatcher species (Muscicapidae) varied according to migration strategy by comparing minimum resting metabolic rates (RMR
resultsAs expected, RMR
conclusionsThe lack of difference in RMR
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