Effects of air and water temperatures on resting metabolism of auklets and other diving birds

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 316-332

  Richman, Samantha E ^a,b   Lovvorn, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; BIRD; BODY MASS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ENDOTHERMY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; METABOLISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; TAXONOMY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BODY SIZE; CHARADRIIFORMES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUCK; PENGUIN; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AIR; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHARADRIIFORMES; DUCKS; SPHENISCIDAE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ALCIDAE; AVES; AYTHYA; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PTYCHORAMPHUS ALEUTICUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 79955929249     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660008     Document Type: Article

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