Heat production and body temperature of Arabian babblers (Turdoides squamiceps): A bird from hot desert habitats

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-67

  Anava, Avner ^a   Kam, Michael ^a   Shkolnik, Amiram ^b   Degen, A Allan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arabian babbler; Body temperature; Desert adaptations; Heat production; Thermal conductance; Thermal neutral zone; Turdoides squamiceps

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BODY TEMPERATURE; DESERT; HEAT PRODUCTION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TIMALIIDAE; TURDOIDES SQUAMICEPS;

EID: 0034936576     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0742     Document Type: Article

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