Spatial variation of heat flux in Steller sea lions: Evidence for consistent avenues of heat exchange along the body trunk

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 315, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-175

  Willis, Kate ^a   Horning, Markus ^a   Rosen, David A S ^b   Trites, Andrew W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body trunk; Eumetopias jubatus; Heat flux; Spatial pattern; Thermal windows; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; PINNIPED; SPATIAL VARIATION; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 13244299690     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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