EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON EVAPORATIVE WATER-LOSS OF THE AUSTRALIAN TREE FROGS LITORIA-CAERULEA AND LITORIA-CHLORIS

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作者
BUTTEMER, WA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TASMANIA,DEPT PHYSIOL,HOBART,TAS 7001,AUSTRALIA
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PHYSIOLOGICAL ZOOLOGY | 1990年 / 63卷 / 05期
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10.1086/physzool.63.5.30152628
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Q4 [生理学];
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071003 ;
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At 25°C, evaporative water loss of L. caerulea averaged 7.5 mg g-1 h-1, that of L. chloris 4.2 mg g-1 h-1. A high degree of physiological thermoregulation by the canopy-dwelling L. chloris is indicated. -from Author
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页码:1043 / 1057
页数:15
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