Environmental physiology of a small marsupial inhabiting arid floodplains

Giles' planigale (Planigale gilesi) is among the smallest extant marsupials and inhabits deep soil cracks in arid floodplains. We examined whether its physiology shows specific adaptations to its extreme habitat. Metabolic rate, body temperature, evaporative water loss and thermal conductance w...

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Main Authors: Warnecke, L., Cooper, Christine, Geiser, F., Withers, Philip
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31289