Fasting endurance and cold resistance without hypothermia in a small predatory bird: the metabolic strategy of Tengmalm's owl, Aegolius funereus

Journal of Comparative Physiology B

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 430-437

  Hohtola, E ^a   Pyornila A ^a   Rintamaki H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Fasting; Hypothermia; Metabolic rate; Owl, Aegolius funereus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028251497     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: 1432136X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00714579     Document Type: Article

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