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Diurnal Rhythm of Body Temperature in the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
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Title: | Diurnal Rhythm of Body Temperature in the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) |
Authors: | Ohata, C.A. Matsuura, D.T. Whittow, G.C. Tinker, S.W. |
LC Subject Headings: | Hawaiian monk seal |
Issue Date: | Jan 1972 |
Publisher: | University of Hawai’i Press |
Citation: | Ohata CA, Matsuura DT, Whittow GC, Tinker SW. 1972. Diurnal rhythm of body temperature in the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi). Pac Sci 26(1): 117-120. |
Abstract: | ABSTRACT: The diurnal variation of body temperature of an unrestrained Hawaiian
monk seal, recorded by telemetry, was 1.0° C. Increased activity was the principal cause of increased body temperature in the seal. The body temperature of the animal was lowest when it was asleep on land in direct sunlight. In view of these results, an explanation is offered for the reported heat tolerance of Hawaiian monk seals in their natural habitat. |
URI/DOI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/388 |
ISSN: | 0030-8870 |
Appears in Collections: | Pacific Science Volume 26, Number 1, 1972 |
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