Seasonal variation in the metabolism-temperature relation of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-104

  Nzama, Sindisiwe N ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a   Brown, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basal metabolic rate (BMR); House sparrow; Passer domesticus; Phenotypic flexibility; Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOREGULATION; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION; WINTER;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 77649335846     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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