Thermal energetics of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 871-879

  Willis, Craig K R ^a   Lane, Jeffrey E ^b   Liknes, Eric T ^d   Swanson, David L ^d   Brigham, R Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

RESPIROMETRY; THERMAL ENERGETICS; THERMOREGULATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BAT; BIOENERGETICS; FEMALE; THERMOREGULATION;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 27544486368     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-074     Document Type: Article

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