Daily activity and behavioral thermoregulation of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) in winter

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1388-1393

  De Lamo, Daniel A ^a   Sanborn, Allen F ^b   Carrasco, Cynthia D ^b   Scott, Donald J ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMA GUANICOE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032458242     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-7-1388     Document Type: Article

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