Out in the cold: Physiological capacity influences behaviour in deer mice

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 774-783

  Sears, Michael W ^b   Hayes, Jack P ^a   Banta, Marilyn R ^c   McCormick, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Cold tolerance; Metabolism; Peromyscus; Physiological

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RODENT;

MUS; PEROMYSCUS;

EID: 67649671608     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01559.x     Document Type: Article

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