... than for other mammals, reflecting the low pelt density and thickness. Solar heat gain by numbats through the pelt to the level of the skin(60–63%) is similar to the highest value measured for any mammal. However the numbat's high solar heat gain is not associated with the same degree of reduction...

... . Metabolic heat production was even more strongly influenced by wind speed in the presence of simulated solar radiation and increased by 51 % from 94 to 142 W m −2 as wind speed increased from 0.25 to 2.0 m s −1 . Solar heat gain was negatively correlated with wind speed and declined from 28 to 12 W m −2...

... sungorus respiratory quotient Siberian hamster solar heat gain sunlight thermoregulation Under natural conditions, the metabolic heat production required for thermoregulation by endotherms depends upon a complex array of factors that notably includes convective and radiative heat exchange...

...Glenn E. Walsberg; Blair O. Wolf ABSTRACT We report the first empirical data describing the interactive effects of simultaneous changes in irradiance and convection on energy expenditure by live mammals. Whole-animal rates of solar heat gain and convective heat loss were measured...