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Standard metabolism, body temperature, and surface areas of Australian marsupials

1970; American Physiological Society; Volume: 218; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1152/ajplegacy.1970.218.4.1233

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Terence J. Dawson, AJ Hulbert,

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

ARTICLESStandard metabolism, body temperature, and surface areas of Australian marsupialsTJ Dawson, and AJ HulbertTJ Dawson, and AJ HulbertPublished Online:01 Apr 1970https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1970.218.4.1233MoreSectionsPDF (1 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByEndothermy and immunityEnergy and Water Balance of Marsupials16 March 2023The Link between Birds and Dinosaurs: Aves Evolved from Dinosaurs30 September 2022 | Korean Journal of Poultry Science, Vol. 49, No. 3Balancing the scales: Preliminary investigation of total energy expenditure and daily metabolizable energy intake in Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)27 June 2022 | PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 6Small Alpine Marsupials Regulate Evaporative Water Loss, Suggesting a Thermoregulatory Role Rather than a Water Conservation RolePhysiological and Biochemical Zoology, Vol. 95, No. 3Pharmacokinetic Profile of Fentanyl in the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) after Intravenous Administration, and Absorption via a Transdermal Patch14 December 2021 | Animals, Vol. 11, No. 12Osphranter rufus (Diprotodontia: Macropodidae)23 December 2020 | Mammalian Species, Vol. 52, No. 998Small tropical mammals can take the heat- high upper limits of the thermoneutrality in a Bornean treeshrew4 February 2020 | Physiological and Biochemical ZoologyAt thermoneutrality, acute thyroxine-induced thermogenesis and pyrexia are independent of UCP1Molecular Metabolism, Vol. 25Revisiting a Key Innovation in Evolutionary Biology: Felsenstein’s “Phylogenies and the Comparative Method”The American Naturalist, Vol. 193, No. 6In vitro binding of cefovecin to plasma proteins in Australian marsupials and plasma concentrations of cefovecin following single subcutaneous administration to koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus )26 February 2019 | Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol. 97, No. 3Macropods, feral goats, sheep and cattle: 1. 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