Bobek S, Niezgoda J, Pierzchała K
Acta Physiol Pol. 1982 Sep-Dec;33(5-6):611-9.
Sudden exposure of Japanese quails to cold (-1 to -3 degrees C) decreases the skin temperature during 0.5 to 3 hrs without any effect on the deep body temperature. The fall in skin temperature was about two times faster in males than in females. This indicates greater resistance to cold of females in comparison with male quails. Greater resistance to cold was accompanied by an increase in thyroid activity and earlier decrease in blood glucose level which may suggest that mobilization of these compounds for thermogenesis processes is faster in females than in males. In female quails sudden cold exposure prevents a decrease in the T4 concentration in blood due to handling stress.
将日本鹌鹑突然暴露于寒冷环境（-1至-3摄氏度）中，会使其皮肤温度在0.5至3小时内下降，而对深部体温没有任何影响。雄性鹌鹑皮肤温度下降的速度约为雌性的两倍。这表明与雄性鹌鹑相比，雌性鹌鹑对寒冷的抵抗力更强。对寒冷更强的抵抗力伴随着甲状腺活性的增加和血糖水平更早的下降，这可能表明这些化合物在雌性鹌鹑中比在雄性鹌鹑中更快地被调动用于产热过程。在雌性鹌鹑中，突然的寒冷暴露可防止因处理应激导致血液中T4浓度降低。
