Thermal control of metabolic cold defence in pigeons Columba livia

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 793-803

  Østnes, Jan Eivind ^a   Bech, Claus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Cold thermosensitivity; Cold induced vasodilatation; Columba livia; Metabolic rate; Pigeon; Spinal cord; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031942332     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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