The thermal and energetic significance of cavity roosting in Mountain Chickadees and Juniper Titmice

Condor

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 863-866

  Cooper, Sheldon J ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Baeolophus griseus; Cavity roosting; Energy metabolism; Juniper Titmouse; Mountain Chickadee; Poecile gambeli; Thermal microclimate

Indexed keywords

AVES; BAEOLOPHUS GRISEUS; JUNIPERUS; PARIDAE; PARUS GAMBELI; POECILE GAMBELI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032712366     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370077     Document Type: Article

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