Biophysical properties of the pelt of a diurnal marsupial, the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), and its role in thermoregulation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2771-2777

  Cooper, C E ^a   Walsberg, G E ^b   Withers, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marsupial; Myrmecobius fasciatus; Numbat; Pelt; Solar heat gain; Thermal resistance; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOPHYSICS; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION; WIND;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; MARSUPIALIA; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WIND;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0042928140     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00484     Document Type: Article

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