Patterns of cutaneous water evaporation by Australian pigeons

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 111-129

  Marder, Jacob ^a   Withers, Philip C ^b   Philpot, Robert G ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; DESERT; EVAPORATION; RAINFOREST; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; GEOPELIA CUNEATA; GEOPHAPS LOPHOTES; LAMPROCAPNOS SPECTABILIS; LEUCOSARCIA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 1442338809     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/68CG-H6AQ-PD4C-2PQ3     Document Type: Article

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