Record #:

30077

Author(s):

Grant, Gilbert S.

Abstract:

This study examined thermal stress among eleven species of Procellariiform seabirds taken off the North Carolina coast. All species possessed well-developed rete mirabile ophthalmicums and intercarotid anastomoses, both playing a role in regulating blood flow and brain temperatures during heat stress.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 11, Oct 1985, p81-86, bibl

Subject(s):

Sea birds; Birds--Research