Physiological and Behavioral Variation in Estivation among Mud Turtles (Kinosternonspp.)

Kinosternid mud turtles, a primarily aquatic group, exhibit variable degrees of terrestrial activity in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. We compared behavioral and physiological responses to dry conditions in four populations representing three species,Kinosternon sonoriense,Kinosternon flavescen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physiological and biochemical zoology 2002-05, Vol.75 (3), p.283-293
Hauptverfasser:	Ligon, Day B., Peterson, Charles C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological Animals Basal Metabolism Behavior, Animal - physiology Blood Chemical Analysis Blood plasma Blood urea nitrogen Body Water - metabolism Body Weight Dehydration Disasters Estivation Metabolism Mud Oral rehydration Seasons Species Specificity Time Factors Turtles Turtles - blood Turtles - classification Turtles - physiology Uric acid Water loss Water Loss, Insensible Water-Electrolyte Balance
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