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Science 3 October 1969:
Vol. 166. no. 3901, pp. 115 - 117
DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3901.115
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Thermal Radiation in Metabolic Chambers

Warren P. Porter 1

1 Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706

Emissivities and ratios of surface areas of metabolic chambers and their contents have been usually ignored in studies of the metabolic rates of animals. Failure to take these factors into account can lead to errors in the interpretation of results.


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