Water conservation in fasting northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 4283-4294

  Lester, Christopher W ^a   Costa, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasting physiology; Mirounga angustirostris; Pinnipedia; Respiratory evaporative water loss; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; DIET RESTRICTION; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; TIME; WEANING; WEATHER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; APNEA; FASTING; HUMIDITY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEALS, EARLESS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; WEANING; WEATHER;

MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 33845244999     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02503     Document Type: Article

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