| does the thermal plasticity of metabolic enzymes underlie thermal compensation of locomotor performance in the eastern newt (notophthalmus viridescens)? | eastern newts (notophthalmus viridescens) upregulate the metabolic capacity of skeletal muscle in winter to compensate for thermodynamic effects on metabolism. however, whether this compensation facilitates locomotor performance at low temperature is unknown. therefore, our aim was to determine if thermal acclimation of metabolic enzymes in muscle benefits locomotion. eastern newts from southern ohio were acclimated to cold (5°c, 10:14 l:d) or warm (25°c, 14:10 l:d) conditions for 12 weeks. foll ... | 2015 | 25382581 |