The “minimal boundary curve for endothermy” as a predictor of heterothermy in mammals and birds: a review

According to the concept of the “minimal boundary curve for endothermy”, mammals and birds with a basal metabolic rate (BMR) that falls below the curve are obligate heterotherms and must enter torpor. We examined the reliability of the boundary curve (on a double log plot transformed to a line) for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cooper, Christine, Geiser, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47120