Daily variation of body temperature, locomotor activity and maximum nonshivering thermogenesis in two species of small rodents

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-131

  Gȩbczyński, Andrzej K ^a   Taylor, Jan R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activity; Activity rhythms; Apodemus flavicollis; BAT, brown adipose tissue; Body temperature; C, thermal conductance; Circadian rhythm; Metabolic rate; Microtus oeconomus; Nonshivering thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; METABOLIC RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONSHIVERING THERMOGENESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOLE;

APODEMUS; APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 1642290645     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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