Divergent mechanisms, convergent phenotype: the comparative physiology of glucose and fructose oxidation in vertebrate nectarivores

不同的机制，趋同的表型：脊椎动物食蜜动物葡萄糖和果糖氧化的比较生理学

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-06129
• 负责人: Welch, Kenneth
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=630623
• 关键词: Divergent; mechanisms; convergent; phenotype; comparative

The optimal use and regulation of fuels in skeletal muscles is key to animal performance and energy homeostasis, and thus the fundamental biology and ecology of organisms. Remarkably little of interspecific variation has been described among vertebrates, however, and differences are poorly understood. My research program seeks to identify and characterize the distinct “solutions” that have evolved for fueling intense exercise and managing energy homeostasis in two groups of nectar-eating vertebrates.

骨骼肌中燃料的最佳利用和调节是动物性能和能量稳态的关键，也是生物体的基本生物学和生态学的关键。然而，脊椎动物之间的种间变异却很少被描述，而且人们对差异知之甚少。我的研究项目旨在识别和描述两组食花脊椎动物中为促进剧烈运动和管理能量稳态而进化出的独特“解决方案”。