Physiological ecology of Mediterranean Blue Tits (Parus caeruleus): I. A test for inter-population differences in resting metabolic rate and thermal conductance as a response to hot climates

Zoology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-40

  Thomas, Donald W ^a,b   Blondel, Jacques ^b   Perret, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bird; Blue tit; BMR; Metabolism; Physiological ecology; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244445198     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-2006-00004     Document Type: Article

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