Male short-tailed field voles (Microtus agrestis) build better insulated nests than females

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 581-587

  Redman, P ^a,b   Selman, C ^a   Speakman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass; Endotherms; Resting metabolic rate; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS AGRESTIS;

EID: 0033372456     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050258     Document Type: Article

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