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Seasonal changes in the copper content of the liver of the Common shrew, Sorex araneus over a two‐year period
Author(s) -
Hyvärinen H.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb03109.x
Subject(s) - sorex , araneus , biology , shrew , copper , period (music) , zoology , seasonality , ecology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , acoustics
Seasonal changes in the liver copper content of the common shrew were measured over two years. The copper content increased rapidly in autumn; in one year the levels remained high until the Spring, but the following winter there was a sharp decrease after December. It is suggested that differences in liver copper content are connected with differences in the metabolic steady state caused by differing environmental conditions in the two winters.