Metabolic, ventilatory and hygric physiology of the chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii; Marsupialia, Dasyuridae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Schmidt, S ^a,b   Withers, P C ^a,c   Cooper, C E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Life Sciences   (Germany)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate; Body temperature; Conductance; Evaporative water loss; Marsupial; Relative water economy; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; HEAT LOSS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPERTHERMIA; LICKING; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS GEOFFROII; METATHERIA;

EID: 67649819340     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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