Ammonotely in a passerine nectarivore: The influence of renal and post-renal modification on nitrogenous waste product excretion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1735-1745

  Roxburgh, Lizanne ^a   Pinshow, Berry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ammonotely; Bird; Excretion; Necatarinea osea; Nitrogen; Palestine sunbird

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UREA; URETER; URIC ACID; ANIMALS;

CALYPTE ANNA; NECTARINIA OSEA;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URETER; URINE;

EID: 0036022278     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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