Fundamental avian energetics: 2. The ability of birds to change heat loss and explanation of the mass exponent for basal metabolism in homeothermic animals

Biology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 659-671

  Gavrilov, V M ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

allometry; basal metabolism; capability of birds to generate heat; efficiency of transfer of metabolic power into mechanical work; metabolism of existence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PASSERI;

EID: 84869443277     PISSN: 10623590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1062359012080055     Document Type: Article

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