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Metabolism-weight relationship in 17 humming-bird species at different temperatures during day and night

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The mean metabolic rate during day and night of 17 different humming-bird species is considerably higher than the expected value for nonpasserine birds. The weight-metabolism regression exponent for the night-time is in the same range as that reported for other avian orders (and mammals); 0.73.

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  1. Lehrstuhl Zoophysiologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-7400, Tübingen 1, (Federal Republic of Germany)

    R. Prinzinger, K. Krüger & K. L. Schuchmann

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Prinzinger, R., Krüger, K. & Schuchmann, K.L. Metabolism-weight relationship in 17 humming-bird species at different temperatures during day and night. Experientia 37, 1307–1309 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01948378

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