Elin Persson

This study tests the hypothesis that heat tolerance in birds is linked to body size through allometric relationships using Japanese quail breeds with extreme size variation, finding weak correlations and suggesting thermoregulatory benefits are not the primary driver of size changes.

This study examines how postnatal developmental temperature affects heat and cold tolerance in Japanese quail, finding that heatwave-like conditions increase heat tolerance while cold snap-like conditions improve cold tolerance, with no trade-off and reversible plasticity.

This study shows that developmental cold exposure in Japanese quail increases mitochondrial susceptibility to heat stress, with effects reversible after acclimation to moderate temperatures.

The paper shows that shrinking and shape-shifting in birds do not provide thermoregulatory benefits in a warming world, using experimental data on Japanese quail.