Browsing by Author "Nespolo, Roberto F."
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Castañeda, Luis E.; Sabat Kirkwood, Alejandro Pablo; González, Sandra P.; Nespolo, Roberto F. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2006-10)Anuran metamorphosis is one of the most spectacular processes in nature. Metamorphosis entails morphological transformations and extensive changes in feeding habits, such as transforming from an herbivore to a carnivore. ...
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Navarrete, Lucas; Bozinovic Kuscevic, Francisco Esteban; Peña Villalobos, Isaac Jonathan; Contreras Ramos, Carolina Isabel; Sánchez Hernández, Juan C.; Newsome, Seth D.; Nespolo, Roberto F.; Sabat Kirkwood, Alejandro Pablo (Frontiers Media SA, 2021)Predictions indicate that birds worldwide will be affected by global warming and extreme climatic events which is especially relevant for passerines because the diurnal habits, small body size, and high mass-adjusted ...
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Maldonado, Karin; Sabat Kirkwood, Alejandro Pablo; Piriz, Gabriela; Bogdanovich, José M.; Nespolo, Roberto F.; Bozinovic, Francisco (Frontiers Media S.A., 2016)© 2016 Maldonado, Sabat, Piriz, Bogdanovich, Nespolo and Bozinovic. Food availability varies substantially throughout animals' lifespans, thus the ability to profit from high food levels may directly influence animal ...
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Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Scheihing, Rodrigo; Poulin, Elie; Artacho, Paulina; Nespolo, Roberto F. (2013)Aim: Study one of the most widespread biological invasions by reconstructing the molecular phylogeographic history of non-native populations of the land snail Cornu aspersum in austral South America. Specifically, we wished ...
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Castañeda, Luis E.; Figueroa, Christian C.; Fuentes-Contreras, Eduardo; Niemeyer Marich, August; Nespolo, Roberto F. (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2010-02-26)‘Superclones’ are predominant and time-persistent genotypes, exhibiting constant fitness across different environments. However, causes of this ecological success are still unknown. Therefore, we studied the physiological ...
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Castañeda, Luis E.; Figueroa, Christian C.; Fuentes-Contreras, Eduardo; Niemeyer, Hermann M.; Nespolo, Roberto F. (2010)'Superclones' are predominant and time-persistent genotypes, exhibiting constant fitness across different environments. However, causes of this ecological success are still unknown. Therefore, we studied the physiological ...
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Fontúrbel, Francisco E.; Franco, Lida M.; Bozinovic, Francisco; Quintero Galvis, Julián F.; Mejías, Carlos; Amico, Guillermo C.; Vázquez, M. Soledad; Sabat, Pablo; Sánchez Hernández, Juan C.; Watson, David M.; Sáenz Agudelo, Pablo; Nespolo, Roberto F. (Wiley, 2022)The arboreal marsupial monito del monte (genus Dromiciops, with two recognized species) is a paradigmatic mammal. It is the sole living representative of the order Microbiotheria, the ancestor lineage of Australian marsupials. ...
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Nespolo, Roberto F.; Opazo, Juan C.; Rosenmann, Mario; Bozinovic, Francisco (Allen Press Inc., 1999)We determined non-shivering thermogensis (NST) and maximum metabolic rate (MMR) as functions of thermal acclimation in a small mammal species in a seasonal environment. We studied the rodent Phyllotis xanthopygus (Muridae) ...
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Water economy of three Cinclodes (Furnariidae) species inhabiting marine and freshwater ecosystems Sabat Kirkwood, Alejandro Pablo; Nespolo, Roberto F.; Bozinovic, Francisco (SOCIEDAD BIOLOGIA CHILE, 2004-06)Birds living in desert environments have been the preferred models for the study of physiological adaptations to water scarcity. Passerine birds living in marine coastal habitats face similar problems, yet physiological ...