Ventilatory physiology of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-111

  Cooper, C E ^a   Withers, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marsupial; Metabolism; Numbat; Respiratory frequency; Tidal volume

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 1642304972     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-003-0394-0     Document Type: Article

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