The heterothermic loophole exploited by penguins

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 317-321

  Thomas, Daniel B ^a   Fordyce, R Ewan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; ENDOTHERMY; SEABIRD;

EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 39049133430     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07053     Document Type: Article

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