Partitioning heat loss from mallard ducklings swimming on the air-water interface

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 4551-4557

  Banta, Marilyn R ^a,b   Lynott, Aaron J ^a,c   VanSant, Matthew J ^a   Bakken, George S ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c South Vermillion High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Down; Feather; Mallard; Metabolism; Swimming; Thermoregulation; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUCK; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DUCKS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEATHERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES;

EID: 13144252272     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01313     Document Type: Article

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