Bioenergetics and inter-individual variation in physiological capacities in a relict mammal - The Monito del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-304

  Cortés, Pablo ^a   Quijano, Silvia A ^a   Nespolo, Roberto F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Australasian fauna; Dromiciops; Evolution of endothermy; Repeatability; Respiratory quotient; Whole animal metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC VARIATION; MARSUPIALIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; DROMICIOPS; DROMICIOPS GLIROIDES; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICROBIOTHERIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 58149330388     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.021212     Document Type: Article

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