Mitochondrial efficiency flexibility in fasting Muscovy ducklings and king penguin chicks

• Main Author: Monternier, Pierre-Axel
• Other Authors: Lyon 1, Roussel, Damien
• Format: Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Efficacité mitochondriale; Jeûne; Muscle squelettique; Manchot royal; Canard de barbarie; Mitochondrial efficiency; Fast; Skeletal muscles; King penguin; Muscovy ducklings; envir; geo; Antarctic; Manchot; Antarc*; King Penguins
• Online Access: http://www.theses.fr/2015LYO10139

Throughout their life, wild species face periods of food-deprivation that induce energy tradeoffs between survival, growth and reproduction. These fasting periods occur either when food availability is lacking due to adverse climatic conditions or because individuals are engaged in biological proces...