O'Connor, Ryan S.; Smit, Ben; Talbot, William A.; Gerson, Alexander R.; Brigham, R. Mark; Wolf, Blair O.; McKechnie, Andrew E.
(Company of Biologists, 2018)
Evaporative cooling is a prerequisite for avian occupancy of hot, arid
environments, and is the only avenue of heat dissipation when air
temperatures (Ta) exceed body temperature (Tb). Whereas diurnal
birds can potentially ...