Measurement of brood patch temperature of British passerines using an infrared thermometer

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Deeming, D Charles ^a   Du Feu, Christopher R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; PASSERINE; SKIN; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 41349101760     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461515     Document Type: Article

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