Effect of saline intake on water flux and osmotic homeostasis in Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

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

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-36

  Bennett, D C ^a   Gray, D A ^b   Hughes, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Osmotic homeostasis; Pekin duck; Saline acclimation; Water flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038548585     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-002-0306-8     Document Type: Article

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