.... 6. Strong innate immune pathway activation reduces energy stores and starvation resistance. (A) RT-qPCR analysis of AMP gene expression in flies with adult fat body-specific genetic activation of the IMD ( Rel.VP16 ) or Toll ( Toll 10B ) signaling pathways under the control of weak ( 3.1Lsp2...

...Stav Talal; Shivam Parmar; Geoffrey M. Osgood; Jon F. Harrison; Arianne J. Cease ABSTRACT Migration allows animals to track favorable environments and avoid harmful conditions. However, migration is energetically costly, so migrating animals must prepare themselves by increasing their energy stores...

... the energy stores of flamingos found dead in February 2012, and compared them with those found in other bird species exposed to cold spells and/or fasting. Second, we evaluated the monthly energy requirements of flamingos across 1980–2012 using the mechanistic model Niche Mapper™. Our results show...