Validation of temperature-sensitive radio transmitters for measurement of body temperature in small animals

Ardea

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-124

  Williams, Joseph B ^a   Tieleman, B I ^b   Shobrak, Mohammed ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Temperature sensitive radio transmitters; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 66149189223     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.097.0115     Document Type: Article

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