Circadian rhythm of water balance and aldosterone excretion in the whitebellied sunbird Nectarinia talatala

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

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-346

  Fleming, P A ^a   Gray, D A ^b   Nicolson, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African sunbirds; Aldosterone; Circadian rhythm; Drinking; Excretion; Nectariniidae; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; TIME; URINE;

ALDOSTERONE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WATER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRINKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; TIME FACTORS; URINE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 2642525500     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-004-0419-3     Document Type: Article

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