%0 Journal Article
%T Metabolicrateandevaporativewaterlossinthesilkystarling(Sturnussericeus)
%A Huan-Huan BAO
%A Qing-Jian LIANG
%A Hong-Lei ZHU
%A Xiao-Qiu ZHOU
%A Wei-Hong ZHENG
%A Jin-Song LIU
%J 动物学研究
%P 280-286
%D 2014
%R 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.4.280
%X Tobetterunderstandthephysiologicalcharacteristicsofthesilkystarling(Sturnussericeus),itsbodytemperature(Tb),basalmetabolicrate(BMR),evaporativewaterloss(EWL)andthermalconductance(C)elicitedbydifferentambienttemperatures(Ta)(5-30℃)weredeterminedinthepresentstudy.OurresultsshowedthattheyhaveahighTb(41.6±0.1℃),awidethermalneutralzone(TNZ)(20-27.5℃)andarelativelylowBMRwithintheTNZ(3.37±0.17mLO2/g·h).TheEWLwasnearlystablebelowtheTNZ(0.91±0.07mgH2O/g·h)butincreasedremarkablywithinandabovetheTNZ.TheCwasconstantbelowtheTNZ,withaminimumvalueof0.14±0.01mLO2/g·h·℃.ThesefindingsindicatethattheBMR,TbandEWLofthesilkystarlingwereallaffectedbyTa,especiallywhenTawasbelow20℃andtheEWLplaysanimportantroleinthermalregulation.
%K Silkystarling(Sturnussericeus)
%K Basalmetabolicrate
%K Bodytemperature
%K Evaporativewaterloss
%U http://www.zoores.ac.cn/CN/abstract/abstract3494.shtml