Osmoregulation in an avian nectarivore, the whitebellied sunbird Nectarinia talatala: Response to extremes of diet concentration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1845-1854

  Fleming, P A ^a   Nicolson, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African sunbird; Cloacal fluid; Electrolyte balance; Nectar concentration; Nectarinia talatala; Osmolality; Urine; Water balance

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; MALE; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; URINE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DRINKING; ENERGY INTAKE; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SONGBIRDS; SUCROSE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; NECTARINIA; NECTARINIA TALATALA; PASSERI;

EID: 0037903193     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00351     Document Type: Article

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