Urohidrosis as an overlooked cooling mechanism in long-legged birds

Abstract 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...

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Auteurs principaux: Julián Cabello-Vergel, Andrea Soriano-Redondo, Auxiliadora Villegas, José A. Masero, Juan M. Sánchez Guzmán, Jorge S. Gutiérrez
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/bc529f23656c4be79aa7b6737f99edb6
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