Browsing by Author "Núñez Villegas, Mónica"
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Núñez Villegas, Mónica (Universidad de Chile, 2012)La flexibilidad fisiológica en animales es crucial para enfrentar los cambios en las condiciones abióticas en ambientes cambiantes que pueden ocasionar variaciones en las demandas energéticas, entre otros aspectos. Se ...
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Núñez Villegas, Mónica; Bozinovic, Francisco; Sabat Kirkwood, Alejandro Pablo (The Company of Biologist, 2014)Mammals exposed to low temperatures increase their metabolic rate to maintain constant body temperature and thus compensate for heat loss. This high and costly energetic demand can be mitigated through thermoregulatory ...
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Peña Villalobos, Isaac; Núñez Villegas, Mónica; Bozinovic, Francisco; Sabat Opazo, Pablo (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014)Due to the higher energy requirements of birds during winter, it is predicted that the activities of metabolic enzymes (e.g., citrate synthase, CS and cytochrome C oxidase, COX) should increase in tandem with increases in ...