Body temperature variation of South African antelopes in two climatically contrasting environments

To understand the adaptive capacity of a species in response to rapid habitat destruction and climate change, we investigated variation in body temperature (Tb) of three species of antelope, namely eland, blue wildebeest and impala, using abdominally-implanted temperature data loggers. The study was...

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Published in:	Journal of thermal biology Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 171 - 178
Main Authors:	Shrestha, A.K., van Wieren, S.E., van Langevelde, F., Fuller, A., Hetem, R.S., Meyer, L.C.R., de Bie, S., Prins, H.H.T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2012
Subjects:	Aepyceros melampus Ambient temperature Amplitudes Body temperature climate change cold conservation areas drought energy food habitat destruction Habitats Heterothermy Impalas Macro-physiology malnutrition national parks national-park Nutritional stress oryx oryx-leucoryx patterns Physiological plasticity homeothermy physiology plant phenology precipitation rain Rainfall rattus-fuscipes South Africa spring Springs (elastic) Tragelaphus oryx water economy wildebeest Winter South Africa Nutritional stress Physiological plasticity homeothermy Heterothermy Body temperature Macro-physiology
ISSN:	0306-4565, 1879-0992
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