Comparative physiology of Australian quolls (Dasyurus; Marsupialia)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 857-868

  Cooper, Christine E ^a,b   Withers, Philip C ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body temperature; Evaporative water loss; Metabolic rate; Relative water economy; Thermal conductance; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; TEMPERATURE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 77954506962     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0452-3     Document Type: Article

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