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Comparison of mitochondrial metabolism in songbird subspecies, before and after an artificial heatwave, shows that metabolic flexibility and energy production are unevenly impacted:
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Experimental demonstration of functional divergence in mitochondrial metabolism between two finch subspecies subjected to a thermal challenge
Abstract. Whilst there is a growing appreciation that mitochondrial divergence across lineages is not selectively neutral, less work has examined the funct