A new comparative metric for estimating heterothermy in endotherms

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-123

  Boyles, Justin G ^a   Smit, Ben ^a   McKechnie, Andrew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; LIMITING FACTOR; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; MAMMALS; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 78751664625     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656724     Document Type: Article

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