Ostrich Body and Brain Temperatures
OstrichTemp.RdBody and brain temperatures (\(^{\circ}\)C) in free-ranging ostriches (Struthio camelus) at the the Lichtenburg Game Breeding Centre, Lichtenburg, South Africa.
Format
A data frame with 6 observations on the following 3 variables.
- ostrich
a numeric vector identifying ostrich number
- body.temp
a numeric vector of body temperature in \(^{\circ}\)C
- brain.temp
a numeric vector of brain temperature in \(^{\circ}\)C
Source
Fuller, A., P.R. Kamerman, S.K. Maloney, G. Mitchell, and D. Mitchell. 2003. Variability in brain and arterial blood temperatures in free-ranging ostriches in their natural habitat. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 1171-1181.
