Original title:
The detection of thermal windows in fossorial rodents with varied sociality degree
Authors:
VEJMĚLKA, František Document type: Master’s theses
Year:
2018
Language:
eng Abstract:
Eight rodent species with fossorial activity differing in a number of characteristics such as ecology, climatic conditions, geographical distribution, or kinship were studied using infrared thermography in order to describe their surface temperature and its patterns. An attempt to describe the relation between surface temperature and varied social organisation in burrowing rodents was made.
Keywords:
Fossorial; fur; heat dissipation; infrared thermography; mammals; mole-rats; rodents; social thermoregulation; sociality; solitary; subterranean; surface temperature; thermal conduction; thermal insulation; thermal windows Citation: VEJMĚLKA, František. The detection of thermal windows in fossorial rodents with varied sociality degree. České Budějovice, 2018. diplomová práce (Mgr.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta
Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia. Original record: http://www.jcu.cz/vskp/49343