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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