Seasonal changes in heat transfer in the small mammal Calomys musculinus (Rodentia, Muridae). The role of the skin

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Jofré, Mariana Beatriz ^a   Caviedes Vidal, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calomys musculinus; Cooling coefficients; Insulation; Pelage; Seasonal changes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BODY MASS; CALOMYS MUSCULINUS; COOLING; HAIR; HEAT TRANSFER; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MURIDAE; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC ZONE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; CALOMYS; CALOMYS MUSCULINUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037308185     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00051-7     Document Type: Article

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