ENERGETICS AND WATER FLUX OF FREE-RANGING BIG BROWN BATS (EPTESICUS-FUSCUS) DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION

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KURTA, A
KUNZ, TH
NAGY, KA
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[1] BOSTON UNIV,DEPT BIOL,BOSTON,MA 02215
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,BIOMED & ENVIRONM SCI LAB,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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10.2307/1381316
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
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Mean (±SE) CO2 production was 1749 ± 144 ml/day during pregnancy and 2770 ± 351 ml/day during lactation. Including estimates of tissue production and milk export, average requirement for assimilated energy was 48.9 and 105.1 kJ/day for pregnant and lactating females, respectively. Daily water flux was 8.47 and 17.07 ml/day for pregnant and lactating females, respectively. E. fuscus obtained >66% of its water preformed in the diet, but 20-22% of daily water intake was from drinking. -from Authors
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