Seasonal metabolic acclimatization in a northern population of free-ranging snowshoe hares, Lepus Americanus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 761-767

  Sheriff, Michael J ^a,b   Kuchel, Louise ^a   Boutin, Stan ^c   Humphries, Murray M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free ranging northern mammals; Fur insulation; Indirect calorimetry; Lagomorph; Lepus americanus; Resting metabolic rate; Thermal conductance; Winter acclimatization

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIMETRY; ENDOTHERMY; ENERGY USE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HERBIVORE; LAGOMORPH; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONALITY; THERMOREGULATION;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67650000571     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-247R.1     Document Type: Article

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