Heat Loss May Explain Bill Size Differences between Birds Occupying Different Habitats

BACKGROUND: Research on variation in bill morphology has focused on the role of diet. Bills have other functions, however, including a role in heat and water balance. The role of the bill in heat loss may be particularly important in birds where water is limiting. Song sparrows localized in coastal...

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Autores principales: Greenberg, Russell, Cadena, Viviana, Danner, Raymond M., Tattersall, Glenn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040933

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040933

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