Low metabolism and inactive lifestyle of a tropical rain forest bird investigated via heart-rate telemetry

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 580-589

  Steiger, Silke S ^a,c   Kelley, J Patrick ^a,d   Cochran, William W ^b   Wikelski, Martin ^a,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOTELEMETRY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PASSERINE; RAINFOREST; TURNOVER; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; TELEMETRY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PASSERIFORMES; TELEMETRY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AVES; HUMULUS; HYLOPHYLAX NAEVIOIDES;

EID: 70350145467     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605336     Document Type: Article

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