Nocturnal body temperature in wintering blue tits is affected by roost-site temperature and body reserves

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-25

  Nord, Andreas ^a   Nilsson, Johan F ^a,b   Nilsson, J A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Fat reserves; Heterothermia; Hypothermia; Roosting

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FAT; FITNESS; METABOLISM; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; ROOSTING; WINTER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; TEMPERATURE;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 80051672575     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1972-6     Document Type: Article

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