The role of shading behaviour in the thermoregulation of breeding crowned plovers (Vanellus coronatus)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-58

  Brown, Mark ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Shading; Telemetry; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; SHADE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; VANELLUS; VANELLUS CORONATUS;

EID: 0037257204     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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