Heart rates and abdominal temperatures of free-ranging south Georgian shags, Phalacrocorax georgianus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 661-675

  Bevan, R M ^a,c   Boyd, I L ^b   Butler, P J ^a   Reid, K ^b   Woakes, A J ^a   Croxall, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body temperature; diving; flying; heart rate; metabolism; Phalacrocorax georgianus; Phalacrocoridae; shag; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

PHALACROCORAX GEORGIANUS;

EID: 0030940599     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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