PhysiologyAmerican Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyPeer-reviewed
Warming up to a new coat: moulting king penguins exhibit hyperthermia and increased peripheral heat loss
Juan D Zuluaga, Emmanuel Pretti, Aude Leynaert…·Agnès Lewden
This study examines thermoregulation in moulting king penguins, finding that they experience hyperthermia and increased peripheral heat loss, supporting the warm-up hypothesis for feather development.
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