Estimation of water turnover rates of captive west Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) held in fresh and salt water

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-38

  Ortiz, Rudy M ^a,c   Worthy, Graham A J ^a   Byers, Floyd M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking; Fresh water; Manatee; Mariposia; Salt water; Trichechus manatus; Water turnover

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; DIET; DRINKING; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HYPONATREMIA; METABOLISM; TRICHECHUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIET; DRINKING; FRESH WATER; HYPONATREMIA; SEAWATER; TRICHECHUS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; LACTUCA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032996327     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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