Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: Whether the flight muscles of bar-tailed godwits expected to be light or dark colored.

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Dark meat has more myoglobin content that functions to store the oxygen in the muscles and important to fuel the activity. Apart from that, this dark muscle has higher content of saturated fat, which is a good source of energy.

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