Respiratory patterns and oxygen consumption in singing zebra finches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 967-978

  Franz, Michele ^a   Goller, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Metabolic cost; Oxygen consumption; Respiration; Song; Taeniopygia guttata; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; LUNG VENTILATION; OSCILLOMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SOUND DETECTION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; OSCILLOMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION; SONGBIRDS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0037355113     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00196     Document Type: Article

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