Summer acclimatization in the short-tailed field vole, Microtus agrestis

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 286-293

  McDevitt, R M ^a,b   Speakman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Field vole, Microtus agrestis; Non shivering thermogenesis; Photoperiod; Seasonal acclimation

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS AGRESTIS;

EID: 0029842672     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00262873     Document Type: Article

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