Geometrical aspects of the energetic effectiveness of huddling in small mammals

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-328

  Canals, Mauricio ^a   Rosenmann, Mario ^a   Bozinovic, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Behavioural thermoregulation; Energy saving; Huddling; Models

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030817497     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-32     Document Type: Article

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