Hypothermic tolerance in an embryonic American kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1399-1402

  Sockman, Keith W ^a   Schwabl, Hubert ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032450827     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-7-1399     Document Type: Article

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