Developmental and acclimatory contributions to water loss in a desert rodent: Investigating the time course of adaptive change

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 669-679

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

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Developmental plasticity; Evaporation; Kangaroo rats; Water loss

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; DESERT CLIMATE; DIPODOMYS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; DESERT CLIMATE; DIPODOMYS; TIME FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0035205558     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100218     Document Type: Article

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