Intraspecific variation in water loss in a desert rodent, Dipodomys merriami

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1130-1137

  Tracy, R L ^a   Walsberg, G E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert adaptation vs. intraspecific variability; Desiccation; Dipodomys; Environmental temperature; Evaporative water loss; Fecal water loss vs. environment; Geographic variation; Intraspecific variation; Kangaroo rat; Phenotypic variation vs. climate; Physiology and extreme environments; Urine concentration; Water loss vs. aridity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DESERT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; RODENT; WATER BUDGET;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI MERRIAMI; HETEROMYIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035064037     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2679908     Document Type: Article

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