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Thermoregulation and metabolism in a small desert carnivore: the Fennec fox ( Fennecus zerda ) (Mammalia) *
Author(s) -
Maloiy G. M. O.,
Kamau J. M. Z.,
Shkolnik A.,
Meir M.,
Arieli R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1982.tb02076.x
Subject(s) - carnivore , biology , thermoregulation , desert (philosophy) , ecology , zoology , predation , philosophy , epistemology
In controlled laboratory experiments the effects of ambient temperatures on thermoregulation, metabolism, heat balance, heart rate, and total evaporative water loss were studied in the Fennce fox ( Fenneus Zerda ) from the Sinai desert.