Environmental correlates of physiological variables in marsupials

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 437-453

  Withers, P C ^a   Cooper, C E ^a,b,c   Larcombe, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MARSUPIAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; MARSUPIALIA; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

METATHERIA; NOTORYCTES TYPHLOPS; TARSIPES ROSTRATUS;

EID: 33744933951     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501063     Document Type: Article

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