Changes in pattern of heat loss at high ambient temperature caused by water deprivation in a large flightless bird, the emu

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 712-719

  Maloney, Shane K ^a   Dawson, Terence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0032216110     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515997     Document Type: Article

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