Tree-hugging koalas demonstrate a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for arboreal mammals

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Briscoe, Natalie J ^a   Handasyde, Kathrine A ^a   Griffiths, Stephen R ^b   Porter, Warren P ^c   Krockenberger, Andrew ^d   Kearney, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural thermoregulation; Biophysical models; Climate change; Koala; Microclimate selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMBIENT AIR; ARBOREAL SPECIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MARSUPIAL; MICROCLIMATE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; HEAT; KOALA; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; TREE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ECOSYSTEM; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROCLIMATE; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; TREES;

EID: 84904497070     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0235     Document Type: Article

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