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Hovering in the heat: effects of environmental temperature on heat regulation in foraging hummingbirds
At high temperature (greater than 40°C) endotherms experience reduced passive heat dissipation (radiation, conduction and convection) and increased reliance on evaporative heat loss. High temperatures challenge flying birds due to heat produced by wing muscles. Hummingbirds depend on flight for fora...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5750011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29308244 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171056 |