Comparison of renal and salt gland function in three species of wild ducks

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3273-3284

  Bennett, Darin C ^a   Hughes, Maryanne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Aythya valisineria; Barrow's goldeneye; Bucephala islandica; Canvasback; Kidney; Mallard; Osmoregulation; Salt gland

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUCK; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY PLASMA FLOW; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALT GLAND; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DUCKS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; RENAL PLASMA FLOW; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SALT GLAND; SODIUM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; AVES; AYTHYA; AYTHYA VALISINERIA; BUCEPHALA; BUCEPHALA ISLANDICA; GLOMERULUS;

EID: 0141454815     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00551     Document Type: Article

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