Water influx and efflux in free-flying pigeons

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 444-450

  Adams, Nigel J ^a   Pinshow, Berry ^c   Gannes, Leonard Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Columba livia; Dehydration; Flight; Plasma osmolality; Water flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030835536     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050095     Document Type: Article

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