Energetics of hummingbird foraging at low ambient temperature

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 314-320

  Gass, C L ^a   Romich, M T ^a   Suarez, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LOW TEMPERATURE; MIGRATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

SELASPHORUS RUFUS; TROCHILIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033305527     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-221     Document Type: Article

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