Physiological adjustments to arid and mesic environments in larks (Alaudidae)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-313

  Tieleman, B Irene ^a   Williams, Joseph B ^a   Buschur, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIRD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLASSIFICATION; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ALAEMON ALAUDIPES; ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; ALAUDIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; EREMALAUDA DUNNI; LULLULA ARBOREA; PASSERI; UPUPA EPOPS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036587388     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341998     Document Type: Article

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