Metabolic response to temperature variation in the great tit: An interpopulation comparison

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 967-972

  Broggi, Juli ^a   Orell, Markku ^a   Hohtola, Esa ^a   Nilsson, Jan Åke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold acclimatization; Energy management; Hypothermia; Resting metabolic rate; Winter energetics

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLD TOLERANCE; ENERGETICS; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AVES; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344713316     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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