eileen zerba: princeton university (ezerba@princeton)
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W inter Sum m er
W ind profile
Tem perature profile
Thermal radiation
Sky therm al radiation
Thermal radiation
Convection
Conduction
HighLow
EvaporationHigh
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W inter Sum m er
W ind profile
Tem perature profile
Thermal radiation
Sky therm al radiation
Thermal radiation
Convection
Conduction
HighLow
EvaporationHigh
Energy Expenditures of Animals in Relation to TheirEnergy Expenditures of Animals in Relation to TheirThermal EnvironmentsThermal Environments
Eileen Zerba: Princeton University (ezerba@princeton.edu)
Other OrganismsOther Organisms
Animals Live in a MosaicAnimals Live in a Mosaicof Thermal Microhabitatsof Thermal Microhabitats
Energy Expenditures:Energy Expenditures:MaintenanceMaintenance
ThermoregulationThermoregulationLocomotionLocomotion
MicrohabitatMicrohabitatSelectionSelection
ResourcesResources
Environmental Constraint:Environmental Constraint:COLD STRESSCOLD STRESS
Eileen Zerba: Princeton University (ezerba@princeton.edu)
Fate of solar energy impinging on an animal with a coat of fibrous insulation
Walsberg and Campbell, (1978)
Heat load imposed on a black and white bird in relation to various wind speeds experienced in nature
Walsberg and Campbell, 1978)
Examples of temperature differences in animal microclimates below ground level
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