Prevalence of cutaneous evaporation in Merriam's kangaroo rat and its adaptive variation at the subspecific level

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 773-781

  Tracy, Randall L ^a   Walsberg, Glenn E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Cutaneous water loss; Desert adaptation; Dipodomys merriami; Evaporative water loss; Intraspecific variation; Kangaroo rat; Urine concentration; Ventilatory water loss

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; CLIMATE; DESERT CLIMATE; DIPODOMYS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THERMOREGULATION; URINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; DESERT CLIMATE; DIPODOMYS; RESPIRATION; SKIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URINE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ANIMALIA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0034144043     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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