Daily and seasonal differences in body and egg temperature in free-ranging crowned lapwings (Vanellus coronatus)

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-122

  Brown, Mark ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Homeothermy; Seasonal changes; Telemetry; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIEL VARIATION; INCUBATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOREGULATION; WADER;

AVES; SCOLOPACIDAE; VANELLUS; VANELLUS CORONATUS;

EID: 3242720389     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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