Re: Vulture warm up

["Mark Witton" <Mark.Witton@port.ac.uk>]

Chaps,

There is quite an extensive literature on avian thermoregulation - far too many 
papers to list here. However, I will suggest that this:

CLARK, R. G. AND OHMART, R. D. 1985. SPREAD-WINGED POSTURE OF TURKEY VULTURES: 
SINGLE OR MULTIPLE FUNCTION? The Condor 87:350-355

may make good reading. There's another paper that describes vultures being 
chucked into increasingly warm rooms with no water and their thermoregulatory 
responses being observed. I think some of the participants died. Can't remember 
any details about the authors, journal or title, though.

Anyway, hope that's useful.

Mark

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