Thermoregulatory consequences of starvation and digestion in birds
Abstract In homeothermic birds and mammals, several thermoregulatory adaptations have evolved for surviving in unstable, food-restricted conditions. This study focuses on two adaptive mechanisms in pigeons (Columba livia) and quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica): hypothermia and the adaptive use obl...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Oulu
2005
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514277147 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514277147 |