Increases in humidity will intensify lethal hyperthermia risk for birds occupying humid lowlands
Published: 12 May 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/d8r9sz6yyz.1
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Measurements of body temperature, carbon dioxide production and evaporative water loss in trumpeter hornbills at various combinations of air temperature and humidity.
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Data were obtained using flow-through respirometry at a study site in St Lucia, eastern South Africa. Full details are provided in the Materials and Methods section of the paper with which this dataset is associated.
Institutions
University of Pretoria, South African National Biodiversity Institute
Categories
Zoology, Animal Physiology, Ornithology
Funding
National Research Foundation
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