The impact of humidity on evaporative cooling in small desert birds exposed to high air temperatures

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 782-795

  Gerson, Alexander R ^a   Smith, Eric Krabbe ^a   Smit, Ben ^b   McKechnie, Andrew E ^c   Wolf, Blair O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIRD; BODY TEMPERATURE; COOLING; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVAPORATION; METABOLISM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; OENA CAPENSIS; PHILETARIUS SOCIUS;

WATER;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLUMBIDAE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PASSERIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLUMBIDAE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PASSERIFORMES; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84919391587     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678956     Document Type: Article

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