Thermal biology of the fossorial rodent Ctenomys fulvus from the Atacama desert, northern Chile

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 425-430

  Cortes A ^a   Miranda, E ^a   Rosenmann, M ^b   Rau, J R ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ctenomys fulvus; Desert rodent; Evaporative water loss; Microclimate of burrows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033789593     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(00)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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