Potential thermoregulatory advantages of shade use by desert bighorn sheep

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1518-1525

  Cain, J W ^a   Jansen, B D ^a   Wilson, R R ^a   Krausman, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Bighorn sheep; Ovis canadensis; Shade; Sonoran desert; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CAVE; DEMOGRAPHY; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTED AREA; SHADING; SHEEP; THERMOREGULATION;

ARIZONA; CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; OVIS CANADENSIS MEXICANA; UNGULATA;

EID: 44649134467     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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