Comparative water relations of four species of scorpions in Israel: Evidence for phylogenetic differences

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1017-1025

  Gefen, Eran ^a   Ar, Amos ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Haemolymph; Osmolarity; Osmoregulation; Phylogenetic; Scorpion; Water budget

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; DESICCATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HEMOLYMPH; ISRAEL; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCORPION; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; DESERT CLIMATE; DESICCATION; HEMOLYMPH; ISRAEL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENY; SCORPIONS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; BUTHIDA; BUTHIDAE; HOTTENTOTTA; HOTTENTOTTA JUDAICA; LEIURUS; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; SCORPIO; SCORPIO MAURUS FUSCUS; SCORPIO MAURUS PALMATUS; SCORPIONES; SCORPIONIDAE;

EID: 1642368400     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00860     Document Type: Article

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