Is Parental Care the Key to Understanding Endothermy in Birds and Mammals?

American Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 821-825

  Angilletta Jr , Michael J ^a   Sears, Michael W ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryos; Endothermy; Parental care; Standard metabolic rate; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDOTHERMY; MAMMAL; PARENTAL CARE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; MAMMALS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0742305451     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380921     Document Type: Article

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