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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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47120 |