Water metabolism of two marsupials—the brush-tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula and the rock-wallaby, Petrogale inornata in the wild
| Autor: | P.M. Kennedy, GE Heinsohn |
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| Rok vydání: | 1974 |
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Time Factors Tritiated water Body weight chemistry.chemical_compound Sex Factors Animal science Species Specificity Pregnancy Sex factors Animals Lactation biology Ecology Rock-wallaby Body Weight Water Petrogale inornata Opossums General Medicine biology.organism_classification Adaptation Physiological Marsupialia chemistry Water metabolism Female Seasons |
| Zdroj: | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology. 47:829-834 |
| ISSN: | 0300-9629 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0300-9629(74)90457-5 |
| Popis: | 1. 1. The water turnovers of wild brush-tailed possums and plain rockwallabies living in the same environment were determined at intervals throughout 2 years. 2. 2. The water turnover of non-lactating animals of both species did not vary significantly with season and averaged 89.3 ml/kg per day for the possums and 80.7 ml/kg per day for the rock-wallabies. 3. 3. Lactating females had an increased water turnover and higher tritiated water space than non-lactating animals. 4. 4. The daily water turnover of rock-wallabies in cages was 112 ml/kg in the presence of drinking water, and 80.8 ml/kg without drinking water. |
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