Effects of ontogeny and oiling on the thermal function of southern sea otter (

Development insulation lanugo pelage thermal conductivity thermal resistance

Journal

Conservation physiology
ISSN: 2051-1434
Titre abrégé: Conserv Physiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101656116

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 13 05 2023
revised: 08 11 2023
accepted: 28 11 2023
medline: 18 12 2023
pubmed: 18 12 2023
entrez: 18 12 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

During the evolution of most marine mammals, fur as an insulator has been replaced with more buoyant, energy storing and streamlining blubber. By contrast, the sea otter (

Identifiants

pubmed: 38107463
doi: 10.1093/conphys/coad095
pii: coad095
pmc: PMC10724463
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

coad095

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press and the Society for Experimental Biology.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have no conflicts to declare.

Auteurs

Kate Riordan (K)

Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA.

Nicole M Thometz (NM)

Department of Biology, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA.

Francesca I Batac (FI)

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, 151 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA.

Teri E Nicholson (TE)

Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940, USA.

Heather E M Liwanag (HEM)

Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA.

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