The unexpected loss of the ‘hunger hormone’ ghrelin in true passerines: a game changer in migration physiology

Migratory birds must accumulate large amounts of fat prior to migration to sustain long flights. In passerines, the small body size limits the amount of energy stores that can be transported, and therefore birds undergo cycles of extreme fattening and rapid exhaustion of reserves. Research on these...

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Autores principales:	Stefan Prost, Jean P. Elbers, Julia Slezacek, Alba Hykollari, Silvia Fuselli, Steve Smith, Leonida Fusani
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	The Royal Society 2025-03-01
Colección:	Royal Society Open Science
Materias:	avian genomics gene loss bird migration comparative genomics
Acceso en línea:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.242107
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