... adipocytes. Moreover, distinct lineages of energy-dissipating brown and beige adipocytes exist in discrete depots or within white adipose tissue depots. In this Review, we discuss developmental and functional heterogeneity, as well as sexual dimorphism, between and within individual adipose tissue depots. We...

... of Biologists Ltd 2016 http://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Summary: Within social systems, there are often ‘key’ individuals that are disproportionately active in various tasks; however, the contribution of such individuals may be far from decisive. Heterogeneity Collective behaviour...

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... red sensitivity regionalization heterogeneity tapetum screening pigment Many insect species have a well-developed visual system with the capacity to see colour, i.e. objects in their environment are discriminated by their spectral content. Butterflies are considered to be highly visual...

... aerobic dive limit heterogeneity oxygen stores Marine mammals and diving seabirds, especially those that make deep and long dives, have higher muscle myoglobin concentrations than their terrestrial counterparts ( Kooyman and Ponganis, 1998 ). An elevated myoglobin concentration, which has been...