Seasonal effects on metabolism and thermoregulation in Northern Bobwhite

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 478-489

  Swanson, David L ^a   Weinacht, Duane P ^a  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

Colinus virginianus; maximal thermogenic capacity; metabolism; Northern Bobwhite; seasonal acclimatization; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0030916291     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369954     Document Type: Article

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