Publication: Huddling: Brown Fat, Genomic Imprinting and the Warm Inner Glow
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2008
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Haig, David. 2008. Huddling: brown fat, genomic imprinting and the warm inner glow.” Current Biology 18(4): R172-R174.
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Heat generated by huddling animals is a public good with a private cost and thus vulnerable to exploitation, as illustrated by recent work on rabbits and penguins. Effects of imprinted genes on brown adipose tissue suggest that non-shivering thermogenesis is an arena for intragenomic conflict.
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