Body temperature changes in free-ranging baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) in the Namib Desert, Namibia

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 585-598

  Brain, C ^b   Mitchell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Baboons; Body temperature; Desert environment; Temperature telemetry

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; DRINKING WATER; PRIMATE;

NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA;

HAMADRYAS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PAPIO URSINUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032820689     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020394824547     Document Type: Article

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