Validation of the doubly labeled water method under low and high humidity to estimate metabolic rate and water flux in a tropical snake (Boiga irregularis)

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 184-191

  Anderson, Nancy L ^a,b   Hetherington, Thomas E ^a   Williams, Joseph B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lindsay Wildlife Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide production; Total evaporative water loss

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOIGA IRREGULARIS; CALORIMETRY; DOUBLY LABELED WATER TECHNIQUE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METABOLIC RATE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SKIN FUNCTION; SNAKE; TOTAL BODY WATER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER LOSS; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0038647805     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00692.2002     Document Type: Article

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