Comparative thermoregulatory physiology of two dunnarts, Sminthopsis macroura and Sminthopsis ooldea (Marsupialia:Dasyuridae)

Metabolic rate and evaporative water loss (EWL) were measured to quantify the thermoregulatory patterns of two dasyurids, the stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura) and the Ooldea dunnart (S. ooldea) during acute exposure to T a between 10 and 35°C. S. macroura maintained consistent T b across...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomlinson, Sean, Withers, Philip, Maloney, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52441