@article {508886, title = {Huddling: brown fat, genomic imprinting and the warm inner glow}, journal = {Curr Biol}, volume = {18}, number = {4}, year = {2008}, note = {

Haig, DavidengEngland2008/02/28 09:00Curr Biol. 2008 Feb 26;18(4):R172-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.040.

}, month = {Feb 26}, pages = {R172-4}, abstract = {

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.

}, keywords = {*Cooperative Behavior, Adipocytes, Brown/metabolism, Animals, Body Temperature Regulation/genetics/*physiology, Female, Genomic Imprinting/physiology, Male, Maternal Behavior, Mice, Paternal Behavior, Rabbits/*physiology, Spheniscidae/*physiology}, isbn = {0960-9822 (Print)0960-9822 (Linking)}, author = {Haig, D.} }