Living on the edge: Daily, seasonal and annual body temperature patterns of Arabian oryx in Saudi Arabia

Heterothermy, the ability to allow body temperature (Tb) to fluctuate, has been proposed as an adaptive mechanism that enables large ungulates to cope with the high environmental temperatures and lack of free water experienced in arid environments. By storing heat during the daytime and dissipating...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 12; no. 8; p. e0180269
Main Authors:	Streicher, S, Lutermann, H, Bennett, N C, Bertelsen, M F, Mohammed, O B, Manger, P R, Scantlebury, M, Ismael, K, Alagaili, A N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 30-08-2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Analysis Animal reproduction Animals Arid environments Aridity Artiodactyla - physiology Biology and Life Sciences Body Size Body Temperature Body Temperature Regulation Brain research Competition Daytime Desert Climate Deserts Dissipation Earth Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences Endothermy Environmental effects Evaporation Female Food Free water Gender aspects Homeostasis Intrinsic factor Male Males Medicine and Health Sciences Metabolism Night People and places Physiology Rainfall Reproduction (biology) Saudi Arabia Seasons Sex Sex differences Sexual behavior Soil investigations Soil stresses Soil temperature Soil water Temperature Temperature effects Temperature patterns Ungulates Water availability Water conservation Water loss Water shortages Water stress Zoology Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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