Mechanisms of thermoregulation and water balance in desert ungulates

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 570-581

  Cain III, James W ^a,d   Krausman, Paul R ^a   Rosenstock, Steven S ^b   Turner, Jack C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Africa; Arid environments; Dehydration; Deserts; Ecophysiology; Middle East; North America; Physiology; Ruminants; Water restriction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; DEHYDRATION; DESERT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; UNGULATE; WATER BUDGET;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

BOVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 33751247628     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[570:MOTAWB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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