User:Yarelsu/Brandt's vole
Cold Adaptations
When exposed to cold temperatures, an increase in a vole’s resting metabolic rate is observed (Zhang and De-Hua)[1]. This increased metabolic rate is caused by activity from mitochondria, as energy is being used. Nonshivering thermogenesis, decreased serum leptin levels, fat mobilization, and hyperphagia are all associated adaptations Brandt’s voles undergo in cold environments (Wang, Cui, and Tang).[2] HHyperphagia, or serious hunger leading to increased food intake, is the highest in colder months, but voles expend so much energy during this period that they weigh less in summer months (Li and Wang).[3]
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[edit]- ^ Zhang, Xue-Ying; Wang, De-Hua (2006-06-01). "Energy metabolism, thermogenesis and body mass regulation in Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) during cold acclimation and rewarming". Hormones and Behavior. 50 (1): 61–69. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.01.005. ISSN 0018-506X.
- ^ Tang, Gang-Bin; Cui, Jian-Guo; Wang, De-Hua (2009-11-01). "Role of hypoleptinemia during cold adaptation in Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)". American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 297 (5): R1293–R1301. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00185.2009. ISSN 0363-6119.
- ^ Li, Xing-Sheng; Wang, De-Hua (2005-09-01). "Regulation of body weight and thermogenesis in seasonally acclimatized Brandt's voles (Microtus brandti)". Hormones and Behavior. 48 (3): 321–328. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.04.004. ISSN 0018-506X.