The costs of being cool: A dynamic model of nocturnal hypothermia by small food-caching birds in winter

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 463-472

  Pravosudov, Vladimir V ^a   Lucas, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CACHING; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENERGY USE; TRADE-OFF; WINTER;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034510415     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310405.x     Document Type: Article

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