Heat transfer from starlings Sturnus vulgaris during flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1589-1602

  Ward, S ^a   Rayner, J M V ^b   Moller U ^c   Jackson, D M ^a   Nachtigall, W ^c   Speakman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bird; Flight; Infrared thermography; Starling; Sturnus vulgaris; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032990179     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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