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ABSTRACT THE body temperature of birds has been examined by various workers1–5,7,9. Temperature has been shown to fluctuate in response to various internal and external influences1,3,4,9;

there is a difference of the order of 2° C between active birds and those at rest3,4, and a difference of 1.5° C has been demonstrated between day and night body temperatures in quails3.

Previous work7 has shown that the night body temperature of the masked weaver (_Ploceus velatus_) is 1.6° C lower than the day temperature. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe

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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Transvaal Museum, Pretoria O. P. M. PROZESKY Authors * O. P. M. PROZESKY View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google

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