Thermal physiology of a range-restricted desert lark

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Kemp, Ryno
McKechnie, Andrew E.

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Springer

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Supplementary material 1: Typical red lark (Calendulauda burra) habitat at our study site at Black Mountain Conservation Area, Aggeneys, South Africa.
Supplementary material 2: Red lark (Calendulauda burra) resting in a shaded microsite on a very hot day at Black Mountain Conservation Area, Aggeneys, South Africa. The air temperature at the time the video was recorded was 39 °C. (MP4 31812 KB) (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00360-018-1190-1#Sec18)

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Alaudidae, Body temperature, Calendulauda burra, Evaporative water loss (EWL), Heat tolerance, Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

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Kemp, R., McKechnie, A.E. Thermal physiology of a range-restricted desert lark. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 189, 131–141 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-018-1190-1.