Regulation of body water balance in reedfrogs (Superspecies Hyperolius viridiflavus and Hyperolius marmoratus: Amphibia, anura, hyperoliidae) living in unpredictably varying savannah environment

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1335-1352

  Schmuck, R ^a   Linsenmair, K E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Biozentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell volume; Dehydration; Hyperolius; Reedfrog; Water balance; Water uptake; Xeric habitat

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY WATER; CELL VOLUME; DEHYDRATION; FLUID BALANCE; FROG; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

HYPEROLIUS MARMORATUS; HYPEROLIUS VIRIDIFLAVUS;

EID: 0031424847     PISSN: 03009629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(97)86804-1     Document Type: Article

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