Variation in temperature increases the cost of living in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2065-2070

  Pendlebury, C J ^a   MacLeod, M G ^b   Bryant, D M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coturnix japonica; Egg production; Energy expenditure; Japanese quail; Temperature variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY; COTURNIX; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 3042657308     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00999     Document Type: Article

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