Evaporative water loss and energy metabolic in two small mammals, voles (Eothenomys miletus) and mice (Apodemus chevrieri), in Hengduan mountains region

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 324-331

  Zhu, Wan Long ^a   Jia, Ting ^a   Lian, Xiao ^a   Wang, Zheng Kun ^a  

^a YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apodemus chevrieri; Body temperature regulation; Eothenomys miletus; Evaporative water loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVAPORATION; METABOLIC RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLE; WATER LOSS;

APODEMUS CHEVRIERI; EOTHENOMYS MILETUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 47949088482     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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