Nocturnal hypothermia impairs flight ability in birds: A cost of being cool

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1772, 2013, Pages

  Carr, Jennie M ^a   Lima, Steven L ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Flight ability; Food deprivation; Nocturnal hypothermia; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; METABOLISM; PREDATION RISK;

AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; ZENAIDA MACROURA;

EID: 84885226824     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1846     Document Type: Article

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