Metabolism and thermoregulation in the Cabrera vole (Rodentia: Microtus cabrerae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 441-446

  Mathias, M L ^a   Klunder, M ^b   Santos, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energetic strategy; Microtus cabrerae; Thermoregulatory abilities

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLISM; MICROTUS CABRERAE; NONHUMAN; RODENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

MICROTUS; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0141567659     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00202-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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