Fundamental energetics of birds: 1. The maximum ability of birds to change their thermal conductance and the efficiency of metabolic energy transformation into mechanical work

Biology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 569-578

  Gavrilov, V M ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

bird's ability to dissipate heat; existence metabolism; metabolic energy transformation into mechanical work; standard (resting) metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84869048866     PISSN: 10623590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1062359012070047     Document Type: Article

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