Renal function in Palestine sunbirds: Elimination of excess water does not constrain energy intake

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3391-3398

  McWhorter, Todd J ^a,d   Martínez Del Rio, Carlos ^b   Pinshow, Berry ^c   Roxburgh, Lizanne ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomerular filtration rate; Glucose; Kidney; Nectar; Nectarinia osea; Osmoregulation; Palestine sunbird; Renal function; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; ISRAEL; KIDNEY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SONGBIRD; SUGAR INTAKE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; ISRAEL; KIDNEY; PASSERIFORMES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; WATER;

AVES; GLOMERULUS; NECTARINIA; NECTARINIA OSEA;

EID: 5344275954     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01169     Document Type: Article

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