The impact of thermoregulatory costs on foraging behaviour: A test with American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 781-786

  Kilpatrick, A Marm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging costs; Giving up density; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAROLINENSIS; CORVIDAE; CORVUS; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; HELIANTHUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 1642311887     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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