Essays about: "Sofia Klubb"

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  1. 1. Cold-induced vasodilation in the brood patch of Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Sofia Klubb; [2010]
    Keywords : Brood patch; broody; cold-induced vasodilation; mechanism; non-broody; Zebra finch;

    Abstract : The development of the avian embryo is dependent of heat provisioning from the parents. To increase the heat transfer to a cooled egg the Zebra finch females develop a brood patch. Mild cooling generally constricts the blood vessels but the Arterio-venous anastomoses (AVA) in the brood patch in birds dilate. READ MORE