Avian thermoregulation in the heat : efficient evaporative cooling in two southern African nightjars
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O'Connor, Ryan S.
Wolf, Blair O.
Brigham, R. Mark
McKechnie, Andrew E.
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Springer
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Resting metabolic rate (RMR), Thermoregulation, Evaporative water loss (EWL), Respirometry, Rufous-cheeked nightjars (Caprimulgus rufigena), Freckled nightjars (Caprimulgus tristigma), Metabolic heat production (MHP), Total evaporative water loss (TEWL)
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O’Connor, R.S., Wolf, B.O., Brigham, R.M. et al. Avian thermoregulation in the heat : efficient evaporative cooling in two southern African nightjars. Journal of Comparative Physiology B (2017) 187: 477-491. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-016-1047-4.