Norris AL, Houser DS, Crocker DE. Environment and activity affect skin temperature in breeding adult male elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). J Exp Biol. December 2010;213(Pt 24):4205-4212.
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Publication Date
December 2010
How Analyze was Used
“A FLIR ThermaCAM B2 (±0.1°C) was used to obtain thermographic photos. …Mean skin temperature (TS) and identification of the magnitude, size and location of thermal features were obtained using Analyze 8.1 software.”
Keywords
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Body Temperature Regulation
Breeding
Competitive Behavior
Environment
Male
Motor Activity
Seals, Earless/physiology
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Skin Temperature
Social Dominance
Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94829, US.
ID# 1069
Tags: Animal Behavior, Animal Sexual Behavior, Animals, Body Temperature Regulation, Breeding, Competitive Behavior, Earless Seals/physiology, Environment, Male, Motor Activity, Skin Temperature, Social Dominance