Avian thermoregulation in the heat: phylogenetic variation among avian orders in evaporative cooling capacity and heat tolerance
B. Smit, M. C. Whitfield, W. A. Talbot, A. R. Gerson, A. E. McKechnie, B. O. Wolf
The paper quantifies phylogenetic variation in avian evaporative cooling efficiency and heat tolerance among three bird orders, finding unexpected differences in physiological mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2018Zoology