Regional and circadian variations of sweating rate and body surface temperature in camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 556-561

  Abdoun, Khalid A ^a   Samara, Emad M ^a   Okab, Aly B ^a   Al Haidary, Ahmed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Camel; Infrared thermography; Surface temperature; Sweating rate; Thermal window

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAMEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CAMELS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 84863779144     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2011.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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