Tactics of heterothermy in eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 467-477

  Pereira, Michael E ^a   Aines, Jason ^a   Scheckter, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Latin School of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Food deprivation; Heterothermy; Photoperiod; Sciurus carolinensis; Seasonality; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD LIMITATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONALITY; THERMOREGULATION;

CAROLINENSIS; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 0036261772     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0467:TOHIEG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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