A preliminary study on the seasonal body temperature rhythms of the captive mountain hare (Lepus timidus)

Cryobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Nieminen, Petteri ^a   Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Food deprivation; Lepus timidus; Mountain hare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HARE; HERBIVORE; HYPOTHERMIA; LAGOMORPH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HARES; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; LEPUS TIMIDUS;

EID: 40949126456     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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