Tree-hugging koalas demonstrate a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for arboreal mammals

Natalie J Briscoe; Kathrine A Handasyde; Stephen R Griffiths; Warren P Porter; Andrew Krockenberger; Michael R Kearney

Journal article

Tree-hugging koalas demonstrate a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for arboreal mammals

Natalie J Briscoe, Kathrine A Handasyde, Stephen R Griffiths, Warren P Porter, Andrew Krockenberger, Michael R Kearney

Biology Letters | ROYAL SOC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0235

University of Melbourne Researchers

Kath Handasyde Author Biosciences

Michael Kearney Author Biosciences

Natalie Briscoe Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

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Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council linkage grant

Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by a Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment to N.J.B. and an Australian Research Council linkage grant to M. R. K. (LP0989537) and was conducted with AEC approval (University of Melbourne) and permits from the Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria.