Positive or negative? The shell alters the relationship among behavioral defense strategy, energy metabolic levels and antioxidant capacity in freshwater turtles

Positive or negative? The shell alters the relationship among behavioral defense strategy, energy metabolic levels and antioxidant capacity in freshwater turtles

Abstract Background The relationships among energy metabolic levels, behavioral and other physiological traits help to determine the trade-off of energy allocation between different traits and the evolution of life-history driven by natural selection. However, these relationships may be distinctive...

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Main Authors: Wenyi Zhang, Cuijuan Niu, Yukun Liu, Kenneth B. Storey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Antioxidant capacity
Behavioral defense strategy
Freshwater turtles
Resting metabolic rate
Shell
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0301-5

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