Torpor in birds: Taxonomy, energetics, and ecology

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 942-949

  Schleucher, Elke ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; THERMOREGULATION; TORPOR;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 13844281262     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423744     Document Type: Conference Paper

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