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dc.contributor.authorNord, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorFolkow, Lars
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-10T08:16:24Z
dc.date.available2019-12-10T08:16:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-20
dc.description.abstractStress-induced hyperthermia (SIH) is commonly observed during handling in homeotherms. However, in birds, handling in cold environments typically elicits hypothermia. It is unclear whether this indicates that SIH is differently regulated in this taxon or if it is due to size, because body temperature changes during handling in low temperatures have only been measured in small birds <0.03 kg (that are more likely to suffer high heat loss when handled). We have therefore studied thermal responses to handling stress in the intermediate-sized (0.5–1.0 kg) Svalbard ptarmigan (<i>Lagopus muta hyperborea</i>) in 0°C and −20°C, in winter and spring. Handling caused elevated core body temperature and peripheral vasoconstriction that reduced back skin temperature. Core temperature increased less, and back skin temperature decreased more, in −20°C than in 0°C, probably because of higher heat-loss rate at the lower temperature. Responses were qualitatively consistent between seasons, despite higher body condition/insulation in winter and dramatic seasonal changes in photoperiod, both of which could possibly affect stress responsiveness. Our study supports the notion that SIH is a general thermoregulatory reaction to acute stressors in endotherms, but also suggests that body size and thermal environment should be taken into account when evaluating this response in birds.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNord A, Folkow P.. Ambient temperature effects on stress-induced hyperthermia in Svalbard ptarmigan. Biology Open. 2019;8(6)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1737797
dc.identifier.doi10.1242/bio.043497
dc.identifier.issn2046-6390
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/16858
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherThe Company of Biologistsen_US
dc.relation.isbasedonData are deposited in figshare (<a href=http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8080934>http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8080934</a>).en_US
dc.relation.journalBiology Open
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Zoophysiology and comparative physiology: 483en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoofysiologi og komparativ fysiologi: 483en_US
dc.titleAmbient temperature effects on stress-induced hyperthermia in Svalbard ptarmiganen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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