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Diurnal variation in the distribution of lipid in the pectoralis muscle of the House sparrow ( Passer domesticus )
Author(s) -
Jones Marilyn M.
Publication year - 1980
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.1469-7998.1980.tb01479.x
Subject(s) - sparrow , biology , passer , diurnal temperature variation , pectoralis muscle , distribution (mathematics) , anatomy , zoology , geology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , atmospheric sciences
The content and distribution of lipid in avian muscle were investigated on a diurnal basis. The results were discussed with reference to shivering and with respect to apparently conflicting findings obtained by previous workers on the effects of exercise and starvation on intracellular lipid in muscle fibres.