Modulating factors of the energetic effectiveness of huddling in small mammals

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-348

  Canals, Mauricio ^a   Rosenmann, Mario ^a   Novoa, F Fernando ^a   Bozinovic, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Huddling; Ontogeny; Temperature; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; RODENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

ABROTHRIX ANDINUS; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032426111     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.98-45     Document Type: Article

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