Thermal ecology of small animals

Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 367-374

  Canals, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Endothermy; Exothermy; Heat exchange; Huddling; Thermal ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; EVAPORATION; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT LOSS; NONHUMAN; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032406485     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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