Behavioral thermoregulation in mammals: A review

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1428-1444

  Terrien, Jeremy ^a,b   Perret, Martine ^a   Aujard, Fabienne ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Behavior; Energy adjustment; Gender; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; Mammals; Review; Season

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; BODY POSTURE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MICROCLIMATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; MAMMALS; MICROCLIMATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POSTURE; RODENTIA; SWEATING; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 79955003042     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3797     Document Type: Article

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