Thermoregulation and ventilation in the tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides: A low-metabolic avian species

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-153

  Bech, Claus ^b   Nicol, Stewart C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0033023273     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO98058     Document Type: Article

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