Plasticity in avian responses to thermal challenges - an essay in honor of Jacob Marder

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 95-109

  Dawson, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 1442265295     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/97CA-41H8-F9P2-1CTE     Document Type: Article

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