Direct and indirect calorimetry of thermogenic flowers of the sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 5-16

  Lamprecht, Ingolf ^a   Seymour, Roger S ^b   Schultze Motel, Paul ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lotus flower; Metabolism; Plant calorimetry; Thermogenesis; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001845196     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(97)00423-1     Document Type: Article

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