Title:

Body temperature in five species of shrews

Creator:

Gębczyński, M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1977

Description:

Body temperature (TB) were measured in five species of insectivorous mammals, Sorex minurus, Sorex caecutiens, Sorex araneus, Neomys anomalus and Neomys fodiens. Mean Tof shrews ranged from 37.3 to 39.1°C varying with species but more so with the age of animals and season when measurements were made. Zmierzono temperaturę ciała u pięciu gatunków drobnych ssaków owadożernych: Sorex minurus, S. caecutiens, S. araneus, Neomys anomalus, N. fodiens; łowionych w różnych porach roku (Tabela 1). Średnia wartość temperatury ciała waha się od 37,3 do 39,1°C - zależnie od gatunku a przede wszystkim od wieku zwierzęcia i sezonu jego złowienia (Tabela 2).

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

activity ; body temperature ; hypothermy ; shrews ; Sorex caecutiens ; Sorex araneus ; Sorex minutus ; Neomys anomalus ; Neomys fodiens ; temperatura ciała

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

22

Issue:

35

Start page:

521

End page:

530

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.77-47

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open