Effects of nest use, huddling, and torpor on thermal energetics of eastern pygmy-possums

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-34

  Namekata, Sae ^a   Geiser, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURRAMYIDAE; CERCARTETUS NANUS;

EID: 65249182088     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM08114     Document Type: Article

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