Relationships between integumental characteristics and thermoregulation in South American camelids

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1451-1459

  Gerken, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

fibre, thermoregulation, shearing, South American camelids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA GLAMA; LAMA GUANICOE; LAMA PACOS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 77957370114     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991443     Document Type: Article

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