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Sleep and vigilance linked to melanism in wild barn owls.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Oct 2014

Scriba M F, Rattenborg N C, Dreiss A N, Vyssotski A L, Roulin A

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Understanding the function of variation in sleep requires studies in the natural ecological conditions in which sleep evolved. Sleep has an impact on individual performance and hence may integrate the costs and benefits of investing in processes that are sensitive to sleep, such as immunity or coping with stress. Because dark and pale melanic animals differentially regulate energy homeostasis, immunity and stress...

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PMID: 25056556
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12450

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