Heterothermy and the water economy of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1471-1478

  Ostrowski, Stéphane ^a   Williams, Joseph B ^b   Ismael, Khairi ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian oryx; Desert; Heterothermy; Oryx leucoryx; Thermoregulation; Water saving

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; DESERT CLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WATER; DESERT CLIMATE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; ORYX; ORYX LEUCORYX; UNGULATA;

EID: 0038060262     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00275     Document Type: Article

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