Title:

Body temperature and oxygen consumption in growing field voles

Creator:

Gębczyński, M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1989

Description:

Body temperature (TB) of the field vole, Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) is 32-33°C fir 5 days after birth. Afterward, it gradually increases (x=0.4°C/day) to attain 37.4°C by day 16. The TB of older voles is constant (37.7 - 38.0°C) until 20 months of life. Between days 6 and 16 increases of TB are accompanied by elevated oxygen consumption at 18°C ambient temperature. Between 21 and 26 days of life, however, oxygen consumption at 18°C decreases. Differences of oxygen consumption in the age gropus examined are evidently smaller at 25°C ambient temperature and at 32°C they are negligible.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

body temperature ; oxygen consumption ; Microtus agrestis ; postnatal development ; temperatura ciała ; zużycie tlenu ; rozwój postnatalny ; Nornik bury

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

34

Issue:

9

Start page:

133

End page:

139

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.89-9

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