On the importance of radiative heat exchange during nocturnal flight in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-114

  Léger, Jérôme ^a   Larochelle, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird; Flight; Migration; Pigeon; Radiation; Sky; Temperature regulation; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLUMBIDAE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 31544472591     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01964     Document Type: Article

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