Physiological variability in the Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris along an altitudinal gradient in South Africa

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 581-594

  Soobramoney, S ^a   Downs, C T ^b   Adams, N J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Circadian rhythms; Evaporative water loss; Oxygen consumption; Physiological variability and adaptation; Seasonal adjustments

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

LANIIDAE; LANIUS; LANIUS COLLARIS;

EID: 0142213359     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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