Heat dissipation in subterranean rodents: the role of body region and social organisation

Abstract The relatively warm and very humid environment of burrows presents a challenge for thermoregulation of its mammalian inhabitants. It was found that African mole-rats dissipate body heat mainly through their venter, and social mole-rats dissipate more body heat compared to solitary species a...

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Auteurs principaux: František Vejmělka, Jan Okrouhlík, Matěj Lövy, Gabriel Šaffa, Eviatar Nevo, Nigel Charles Bennett, Radim Šumbera
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/cc26aa3e9c4247aca39a8b2335714a46
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