Heat transfer through penguin feathers

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Dawson, Colin ^a   Vincent, Julian F V ^a   Jeronimidis, George ^a   Rice, Graham ^a   Forshaw, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Defence Clothing and Textile Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; FEATHER; HEAT TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PENGUIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0033533133     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0959     Document Type: Article

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