Thermoregulatory function and sexual dimorphism of the throat sack in Helmeted Guineafowl ("Numida meleagris") across Africa

This work was funded by a research grant from the Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, South Africa [REF. B 717]. Partial support was provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [FCT fellowships PTDC/BAA-AGR/28866/ and CEECIND/04084/2017]...

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Autores: Van Niekerk, Johann H., Megía Palma, Rodrigo Manuel|||0000-0003-1038-0468, Forcina, Giovanni|||0000-0001-5727-7770
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/66398
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/66398
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100047
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Evaporative cooling
Helmeted guineafowl
Sexual size dimorphism
Thermoregulation
Throat sack
Sub-Saharan Africa
Zoología
Zoology
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Sumario:This work was funded by a research grant from the Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, South Africa [REF. B 717]. Partial support was provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [FCT fellowships PTDC/BAA-AGR/28866/ and CEECIND/04084/2017] and the Spanish Government, Ministry of Universities ("María Zambrano" &- Next Generation EU).