Physiological responses of Houbara bustards to high ambient temperatures

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 503-511

  Tieleman, B Irene ^a   Williams, Joseph B ^a   LaCroix, Frédéric ^a   Paillat, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydotis macqueenii; Desert bird; Houbara bustard; Resting metabolic rate; Thermoregulation; Total evaporative water loss

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOTIS MACQUEENII; HOUBARA BUSTARDS;

WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; HEAT; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIRDS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; DESERT CLIMATE; HEAT; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0036022367     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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