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Not Good, but Not All Bad: Dehydration Effects on Body Fluids, Organ Masses, and Water Flux through the Skin of Rhinella schneideri (Amphibia, Bufonidae)
(Univ Chicago Press, 2017-05-01)
Because of their permeable skin, terrestrial amphibians are constantly challenged by the potential risk of dehydration. However, some of the physiological consequences associated with dehydration may affect aspects that ...
The mechanisms and ecology of water balance in hummingbirds
(NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOC, 2007-12-02)
Hummingbirds are confronted with an osmoregulatory dilemma: when feeding, their high
rates of water intake require them to eliminate ingested water quickly; yet, during fasts, their capacity to
eliminate water makes them ...
Automatic regulator for channel flow control on flooded rice
(Agricultural Water Management, 2019)
A fatty acid synthase gene (FASN3) from the integument tissue of Rhodnius prolixus contributes to cuticle water loss regulation
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2019-12)
Fatty acid synthase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in the formation of fatty acids. Despite the role of fatty acids in cell signalling and energy metabolism, and as precursors to pheromones and hydrocarbons that ...
Does acclimation to contrasting atmospheric humidities affect evaporative water loss in the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum?
(Alliance Communications Group Division Allen Press, 2016-09-27)
Water conservation is challenging for terrestrial life since water is continuously lost through respiration, excretion, and cutaneous evaporation. Total evaporative water loss (TEWL) is an important component of the water ...
The regulation of public utilities of the future in Latin America and Caribbean: water resource regulation in Brazil
(2019-04-30)
While 12% of the world’s freshwater is located in Brazil, it is unevenly distributed across the country. As a result, water scarcity is a real and present challenge in many areas across Brazil. Scarcity, in turn, creates ...
Water economy in rodents: evaporative water loss and metabolic water production
(Sociedad de Biología de Chile, 2000)
Evaporative water loss in seven species of fossorial rodents: Does effect of degree of fossoriality and sociality exist?
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2020-04)
In terrestrial endotherms, evaporation is a significant mechanism of water loss in hot environments. Although water is passively lost by evaporation, individuals can regulate it at different levels. Inhabiting a relatively ...