Seasonal adjustment of energy budget in a large wild mammal, the Przewalski horse (Equus ferus przewalskii). II. Energy expenditure

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 4566-4573

  Arnold, Walter ^a   Ruf, Thomas ^a   Kuntz, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Hypometabolism; Hypothermia; Metabolic rate; Winter adaptation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

BOVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS FERUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33845736034     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02536     Document Type: Article

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