On the temperature-dependency of optimal nectar concentrations for birds

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1979, Pages 185-196

  Calder III, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIRD; NECTAR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FEED; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; HOMEOSTASIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PLANTS; SUCROSE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TEMPERATURE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0018385230     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-5193(79)90263-7     Document Type: Article

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