Seasonal changes in the thermoenergetics of the marsupial sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps

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

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 643-650

  Holloway, J ^a,b   Geiser, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Marsupial; Maximum heat production; Season; Thermal conductance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035213258     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100215     Document Type: Article

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