Oxygen consumption, heart rate and respiratory movements are maintained almost unchanged in toads (Bufo viridis) on soil without access to free water

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-245

  Gil, Nira ^a   Katz, U ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

dehydration; ECG; metabolism; plasma composition; toad; urea

Indexed keywords

BUFO VIRIDIS;

EID: 0030174872     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0059     Document Type: Article

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