Morphology of the cloaca in the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, and its plastic response to salinity

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-176

  Kuchel, Louise J ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloaca; Coprodaeum; Osmoregulation; Reptile; Salt glands; Urine; Urodaeum

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOACA; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; CLOACA; COLON; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URINE; WATER;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; AVES; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; ENTEROBACTER; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033861982     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4687(200008)245:2<168::AID-JMOR7>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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