Date of Award:
5-1-1972
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Biology
Department name when degree awarded
Zoology (Ecology)
Committee Chair(s)
James A. Gessaman
Committee
James A. Gessaman
Committee
Keith L. Dixon
Committee
Emily C. Oaks
Committee
Joseph C. Street
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to advocate the use of computer modeling as a tool in the study of homeotherm energetics. The relationships between measurable environmental variables and components of productivity were reviewed and discussed as a basis for data input in the models. Photoperiod, temperature, rainfall, and wind were suggested as measurable environmental parameters. The facets of productivity which can be predicted from these parameters are the timing, the energetic cost, and the energetic capacity for productivity.
Recommended Citation
Rushing, June K., "Homeotherm Productivity and Activity as a Function of Microclimatological Variables" (1972). Biology. 384.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd_biology/384
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