Remote sensing of physiological data: Impact of long term captivity on body temperature variation of the feral cat (Felis catus) in Australia, recorded via Thermochron iButtons

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 205-210

  Hilmer, Stefanie ^a,b   Algar, Dave ^a   Neck, David ^c   Schleucher, Elke ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Cottesloe Animal Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Captivity effect; Circadian rhythm; Felis catus; Feral cat; iButton; Remote measurement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; REMOTE SENSING; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 77954032217     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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