A cost-effective method of assessing thermal habitat quality for endotherms

Austral Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-302

  Kearney, Michael ^a   Ferguson, Emma ^a   Fumei, Sarah ^a   Gallacher, Anthony ^a   Mitchell, Peter ^a   Woodford, Romy ^a   Handasyde, Kathrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endotherm; Environmental temperature; Microclimate; Nest box; Thermal habitat quality

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIRD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOTHERMY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HEAT PRODUCTION; MAMMAL; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; NEST BOX; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955461119     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02150.x     Document Type: Article

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