Thermoregulation in the Angolan free-tailed bat Mops condylurus: A small mammal that uses hot roosts

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-396

  Maloney, Shane K ^a,c   Bronner, Gary N ^b   Buffenstein, Rochelle ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; METABOLISM; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHIROPTERA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; MICROCHIROPTERA; MOLOSSIDAE; MOPS CONDYLURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032858008     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316677     Document Type: Article

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