Reptilian Thyroid Physiology
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This project proposes to examine the involvement of thyroid                  hormones in regulating aerobic energetic capacities to sustain                  locomotor activity in reptiles.  As endothermy evolved                          independently in mammals and birds along essentially parallel                   lines of reptilian ancestry, these studies on extent reptiles may               provide insight into non-thermoregulatory roles of thyroid                      hormones in the ancestral conditions that led to modern                         endotherms.  Three complementary lines of research will be                      conducted.  Firstly, natural seasonal cycles in total and free                  levels of thyroid hormones and correlated changes in                            physiological and behavioral factors will be analyzed to provide                the interpretational framework for experimental work.  Secondly,                laboratory experiments will employ new methods to induce                        physiological alterations in levels of thyroid hormones in                      regulating particular processes.  Thirdly, field experiments will               be done to regulate levels of thyroid hormones in field-active                  lizards and to test the involvement of seasonal hormone cycles in               regulating particular processes.  The research is expected to                   yield new information on the regulation by thyroid hormones of                  physiological processes that support activity and may help to                   clarify the adaptive significance of these processes in                         relation to natural activity.
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