Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Surface temperature regulation during stress exposure: evidence of a trade-off between thermoregulation and the physiological stress response in birds

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Robertson, Joshua Kenneth, Thesis advisor (ths): Burness, Gary, Thesis advisor (ths): Mastromonaco, Gabriela, Degree committee member (dgc): Nol, Erica, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The influence of stress exposure on the body temperature of vertebrates has been known for nearly two-thousand years. While the proximate mechanisms supporting this phenomenon are well described, the ultimate mechanisms remain enigmatic. In this thesis, I propose a novel hypothesis which states that changes in body surface temperature (henceforth "surface temperature")… more
Full Text: SURFACE TEMPERATURE REGULATION DURING STRESS EXPOSURE: EVIDENCE OF A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN THERMOREGULATION AND THE PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS RESPONSE IN BIRDS A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …

The effects of heat dissipation capacity on avian physiology and behaviour

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Tapper, Simon, Thesis advisor (ths): Burness, Gary, Thesis advisor (ths): Nocera, Joseph J, Degree committee member (dgc): Shafer, Aaron, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>In endotherms, physiological functioning is optimized within a narrow range of tissue temperatures, meaning that the capacity to dissipate body heat is an important parameter for thermoregulation and organismal performance. Yet, experimental research has found mixed support for the importance of heat dissipation capacity as a constraint on reproductive performance. To investigate the… more
Full Text: The effects of heat dissipation capacity on avian physiology and behaviour A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …