Effects of consumption of juniper (Juniperus monosperma) on cost of thermoregulation in the woodrats Neotoma albigula and Neotoma stephensi at different acclimation temperatures

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 305-312

  McLister, James D ^a,b   Sorensen, Jenifer S ^a   Dearing, M Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; METABOLISM; RODENT; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; JUNIPERUS; MURIDAE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; JUNIPERUS; MURIDAE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS MONOSPERMA; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA ALBIGULA; NEOTOMA STEPHENSI; RODENTIA;

EID: 2342617438     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380211     Document Type: Article

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