Torpor in dark times: Patterns of heterothermy are associated with the lunar cycle in a nocturnal bird

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-248

  Smit, Ben ^a   Boyles, Justin G ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^b   McKechnie, Andrew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caprimulgidae; foraging; Freckled Nightjars; homeothermy; moon; torpor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; MOON; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BIRDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTS; MOON; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE; CAPRIMULGUS TRISTIGMA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955597756     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730411402632     Document Type: Article

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