Thermal windows on the body surface of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) studied by infrared thermography

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 182-188

  Weissenböck, Nicole M ^a   Weiss, Christoph M ^b   Schwammer, Harald M ^c   Kratochvil, Helmut ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Vienna Zoo   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Elephants; Infrared thermography; Loxodonta africana; Skin temperature; Thermal windows

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HEAT LOSS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 77952891417     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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