Repeatability of mammalian physiology: Evaporative water loss and oxygen consumption of Dipodomys merriami

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 475-485

  Hayes, Jack P ^a   Bible, Chad A ^a   Boone, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipodomys merriami; Evaporative water loss; Individual variation; Kangaroo rat; Oxygen consumption; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0000922526     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382978     Document Type: Article

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