NDLI: Thermoenergetics of pre-moulting and moulting kookaburras (Dacelo novaeguineae): they're laughing

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Author	Buttemer, W. A. Nicol, S. C. Sharman, A.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	We examined the effect of temperature on resting metabolic rate in seven field-captured laughing kookaburras (Dacelo novaeguineae) during late winter and early spring. Basal metabolic rate averaged 201±3.4 ml O2 h−1 (0.603 ml O2 g−1 h−1). Overall thermal conductance (Ko) declined with ambient temperature (T a) and averaged 0.026 ml O2 g−1 h−1 °C−1 at Tas<10 °C. Day-night differences in body temperatures (2.6 °C) and in alpha-phase versus rho-phase minimum metabolic rates were much greater (33%) than predicted for 340-g nonpasserine birds and suggest that these animals operate as low-metabolic intensity animals in their rest phase, but normal-metabolic intensity animals during their active phase. Metabolic rate was measured in four of the same birds undergoing moult. Thermal conductance increased to 60% above pre-moult values about 6 weeks after moult began. Basal metabolic rate of moulting birds showing peak thermal conductance readings averaged 17 ml O2 h−1 higher than pre-moult measurements. Although this increase was not statistically significant, we believe the moult costs of kookaburras are too low to overcome the inherent variability of BMR determination. We suggest that moult costs of kookaburras are only somewhat higher than the measured costs of protein synthesis of other endotherms.
Starting Page	223
Ending Page	230
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01741578
Journal	Journal of Comparative Physiology B
Volume Number	173
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	1432136X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2003-02-14
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physiology Biochemistry Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Endocrinology

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