Belly-soaking: A behavioural solution to reduce excess body heat in the Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-510

  Amat, Juan A ^a   Masero, José A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavioural thermoregulation; Body temperature; Cooling behaviour; Heat loss; Plumage wetting; Shorebirds; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 70349500545     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0139-3     Document Type: Article

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