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. 2013 Sep 26;2(11):1239–1244. doi: 10.1242/bio.20135538

Table 2. The effects of load carrying, bird identity and body mass on resting and net metabolic rate.

Back loads increased net metabolic rate but had no effect on resting metabolic rate. Carrying sternal loads increased resting and net metabolic rate.

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