Extreme plasticity in thermoregulatory behaviors of free-ranging black-tailed prairie dogs

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 454-467

  Lehmer, Erin M ^a,b   Savage, Lisa T ^a   Antolin, Michael F ^a   Biggins, Dean E ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPID; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CANID; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HIBERNATION; THERMOREGULATION; TORPOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; HIBERNATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCIURIDAE; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; COLORADO; DIET; DNA; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; WEATHER;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 33744907736     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502816     Document Type: Article

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