Free-ranging heart rate, body temperature and energy metabolism in eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) and red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) in the arid regions of South East Australia

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

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 401-411

  McCarron, H C K ^a,b   Buffenstein, R ^a,c   Fanning, F D ^a   Dawson, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Energy expenditure; Heart rate; Marsupial; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; DESERT CLIMATE; DRINKING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TELEMETRY; WILD ANIMAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; DESERT CLIMATE; DRINKING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0034933301     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100189     Document Type: Article

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