Urohidrosis as an overlooked cooling mechanism in long-legged birds

Behavioural thermoregulation could buffer the impacts of climate warming on vertebrates. Specifically, the wetting of body surfaces and the resulting evaporation of body fluids serves as a cooling mechanism in a number of vertebrates coping with heat. Storks (Ciconiidae) frequently excrete onto thei...

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Autores principales: Cabello-Vergel, Julián, Soriano-Redondo, Andrea, Villegas, Auxiliadora, Masero, José A., Guzmán, Juan M. Sánchez, Gutiérrez, Jorge S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8501033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34625581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99296-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8501033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34625581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99296-8

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