Effects of summer- and winter-like acclimation on the thermoregulatory behavior of fed and fasted desert hamsters, Phodopus roborovskii

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 212-219

  Jefimow, Małgorzata ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Body mass; Body temperature; Desert hamster; Fasting; Phodopus roborovskii; Seasonal; Selected temperature; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HAMSTER; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOREGULATION; WINTER;

CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS ROBOROVSKII;

EID: 34147182664     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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