Functional and morphological plasticity of crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) salt glands

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1482-1489

  Cramp, Rebecca L ^a   Meyer, Edward A ^a   Sparks, Nicole ^a   Franklin, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Osmoregulation; Reptile; Stereology; Tissue respirometry; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HISTOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SALT GLAND; SECRETION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FRESH WATER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SALT GLAND; SEAWATER;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 46849109967     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015636     Document Type: Article

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