thermoregulation

The influence of thermoregulatory demand on contact crèching behaviour in Adélie Penguin chicks

Authors

RM Lawless, WA Buttemer, LB Astheimer, KR Kerry

2001

Publication/Journal

Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords

adélie penguin, pygoscelis adeliae, chick, thermoregulation, creche, contact behaviour

Thermoregulation in African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors

PA Hidden

2009

Publication/Journal

Science

Keywords

adults, body temperature, bulls, ear flapping, loxodonta, skin, south africa, temperature, thermoregulation, thesis

Body temperature and thermoregulation of Komodo dragons in the field

Authors

HJ Harlow, D Purwandana, TS Jessop, JA Phillips

2010

Publication/Journal

Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords

komodo dragon, reptiles, thermoregulation, body temperature, body size

Surface temperature patterns in seals and sea lions: A validation of temporal and spatial consistency

Authors

J Nienaber, J Thomton, M Horning, L Polasek, J Mellish

2010

Publication/Journal

Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords

thermoregulation, infrared thermography(irt), steller sealions, harbor seals, eumetopias jubatus, phoca vitulina, thermal windows

Why do vultures have bald heads? The role of postural adjustment and bare skin areas in thermoregulation

Authors

J Ward, D McCafferty, D Houston, G Ruxton

2008

Publication/Journal

Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords

griffon vulture, bare skin areas, thermoregulation, heat loss

Cetacean sleep: An unusual form of mammalian sleep

Authors

O Lyamin, P Manger, S Ridgway, L Mukhametov, J Siegel

2008

Publication/Journal

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords

evolution, rapid eye movement sleep, slow wave sleep, unihemispheric sleep, thermoregulation, laterality, vigilance

Why do flamingos stand on one leg?

Authors

MJ Anderson, SA Williams

2010

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

caribbean flamingos, phoenicopterus ruber, unipedal, resting, thermoregulation

Ultraviolet light and heat source selection in captive spiny-tailed iguanas (Oplurus cuvieri)

Authors

HC Dickinson, JE Fa

1997

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

thermoregulation, heat-light preference, lizards

Environmental and social influences on enclosure use and activity patterns of captive sloth bears (Ursus ursinus)

Authors

DL Forthman, R Bakeman

1992

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

behavior, log-linear analysis, season, thermoregulation, ursids

Some notes on the physiological and behavioral ontogeny of okapi (Okapia Johnstoni) calves

Authors

C Bennett, SL Lindsey

1992

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

giraffidae, development, thermoregulation, growth

Estimating metabolic heat loss in birds and mammals by combining infrared thermography with biophysical modelling☆

Authors

DJ McCafferty, C Gilbert, W Paterson, PP Pomeroy, D Thompson, JI Currie, A Ancel

2011

Publication/Journal

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Keywords

thermal imaging, metabolism, endotherms, thermoregulation, body temperature

Behaviour and physiology: The thermal strategy of leatherback turtles

Authors

BL Bostrom, T Todd Jones, M Hastings, DR Jones

2010

Publication/Journal

PLoS ONE

Keywords

leatherback turtle, dermochelys coriacea, thermoregulation

The role of temperature and humidity in python nest site selection

Authors

ZR Stahlschmidt, J Brashears, DF DeNardo

2011

Publication/Journal

Animal Behaviour

Keywords

adaptive significance, antaresia childreni, children's python, oviposition site selection, parental care, snake, thermoregulation, water balance

Yawning and thermoregulation

Authors

A Gallup, G Gallupjr

2008

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

yawning, thermoregulation, selective brain cooling, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, sleep

The direction and range of ambient temperature change influences yawning in budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus)

Authors

AC Gallup, ML Miller, AB Clark

2010

Publication/Journal

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords

yawning, ambient temperature, brain cooling, thermoregulation, melopsittacus undulatus

Ultrasonic calling in isolated infant prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and montane voles (M. montanus)

Authors

BH Blake

2002

Publication/Journal

Journal of Mammalogy

Keywords

communication, microtus montanus, microtus ochrogaster, montane voles, parental care, prairie voles, thermoregulation, ultrasonic calls, ultrasonic vocalization

Welfare of Male and Female Broiler Chickens in Relation to Stocking Density, As Indicated by Performance, Health and Behaviour

Authors

JA McLean, CJ Savory, NH sparks

2002

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

animal welfare, behaviour, broiler, performance, stocking density, thermoregulation

Amphibian temperature regulation studies in the field and laboratory

Authors

B Brattstrom

1979

Publication/Journal

American Zoologist

Keywords

thermoregulation, amphibians, reptiles, field studies, lab studies, thermal acclimation, evaporative water loss, thermal and moisture gradient behavior, body temperatures of field animals, behavioral thermoregulation, physiological thermoregulation, t

Individual and Sex-Based Differences in Behaviour and Ecology of Rat Snakes in Winter

Authors

JH Sperry, PJ Weatherhead, R Knell

2012

Publication/Journal

Journal of Zoology

Keywords

elaphe obsoleta, winter ecology, individual behaviour, habitat use, thermoregulation, activity

Feeding status and basking requirements of freshwater turtles in an invasion context

Authors

N Polo-Cavia, P López, J Martin

2012

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

feeding status, freshwater turtles, invasive species, mauremys leprosa, thermoregulation, trachemys scripta

Metabolism and thermoregulation during fasting in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in air and water

Authors

A Fahlman, A Schmidt, Y Handrich, AJ Woakes, PJ Butler

2005

Publication/Journal

American Journal of Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comaparative Physiology

Keywords

thermoregulatory plasticity, hypometabolism, sea bird, allometry, penguin, king penguin, aptenodytes patagonicus, thermoregulation, metabolism

Calorie restricted rats do not increase metabolic rate post-LPS, but do seek out warmer ambient temperatures to behaviourally induce a fever

Authors

L MacDonald, D Begg, RS Weisinger, S Kent

2012

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

thermoregulation, metabolic rate, lipopolysaccharide, calorie restriction, body temperature, fever

Sleeping Tree Selection of Cao Vit Gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) Living in Degraded Karst Forest in Bangliang, Jingxi, China

Authors

H Fei, MB Scott, WE Zhang, C Ma, Z Xiang, P Fan

2012

Publication/Journal

American Journal of Primatology

Keywords

cao vit gibbon, sleeping behavior, predation avoidance, thermoregulation, range defense

Dedicated mothers: predation risk and physical burden do not alter thermoregulatory behaviour of pregnant vipers

Authors

S Lorioux, H Lisse, O Lourdais

2013

Publication/Journal

Animal Behaviour

Keywords

aspic viper, predation, pregnancy, prenatal care, refuge use, thermoregulation, vipera aspis

Effects of two substrate types on the behaviour, cleanliness and thermoregulation of dairy calves

Authors

MA Sutherland, M Stewart, KE Schütz

2013

Publication/Journal

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords

behaviour, calves, housing, substrate, thermoregulation, welfare

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