Respiratory water loss in free-flying pigeons

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 21, 2001, Pages 3803-3814

  Michaeli, Gilead ^a   Pinshow, Berry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breathing frequency; Columbia levia; Cutaneous water loss; Evaporative water loss; Exhaled air temperature; Pigeon; Respiratory air temperature; Respiratory water loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 0035746261     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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