Body mass, temperature and cost of walking in polar bears
Body temperatures and oxygen consumption of three sub‐adult polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) during treadmill exercise are presented. Comparisons are also made with results from prior studies of polar bear locomotion. The increase in body temperature and the metabolic cost were unexpectedly high, par...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1982.tb07096.x 2024-09-15T18:31:11+00:00 Body mass, temperature and cost of walking in polar bears HURST, RICKI J. ØRITSLAND, NILS A. WATTS, PAUL D. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1982.tb07096.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-1716.1982.tb07096.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1982.tb07096.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Physiologica Scandinavica volume 115, issue 4, page 391-395 ISSN 0001-6772 1365-201X journal-article 1982 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1982.tb07096.x 2024-07-30T04:23:54Z Body temperatures and oxygen consumption of three sub‐adult polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) during treadmill exercise are presented. Comparisons are also made with results from prior studies of polar bear locomotion. The increase in body temperature and the metabolic cost were unexpectedly high, particularly in young animals. An equation describing the cost of locomotion versus body mass shows a negative, and apparently linear relationship. A significant correlation between body temperature and oxygen consumption may permit the use of body temperature telemetry to estimate activity metabolism of free‐ranging polar bears. Article in Journal/Newspaper polar bear Ursus maritimus Wiley Online Library Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 115 4 391 395 |
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Body temperatures and oxygen consumption of three sub‐adult polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) during treadmill exercise are presented. Comparisons are also made with results from prior studies of polar bear locomotion. The increase in body temperature and the metabolic cost were unexpectedly high, particularly in young animals. An equation describing the cost of locomotion versus body mass shows a negative, and apparently linear relationship. A significant correlation between body temperature and oxygen consumption may permit the use of body temperature telemetry to estimate activity metabolism of free‐ranging polar bears. |
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HURST, RICKI J. ØRITSLAND, NILS A. WATTS, PAUL D. Body mass, temperature and cost of walking in polar bears |
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Body mass, temperature and cost of walking in polar bears |
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