Relationship between ambient temperature and respiratory water loss of small mammals
1968; Pergamon Press; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0010-406x(68)90986-9
ISSN1879-3029
Autores Tópico(s)Marine animal studies overview
Resumo1. Temperature of the nasal mucosa of small mammals (Peromyscus leucopus and Clethrionomys gapperi) is directly related to ambient temperatures; nasal mucosa temperatures decreased from 30 to 14°C at ambient temperatures of 30-5°C. 2. Cooling by the nasal mucosa decreases the absolute humidity of the expired air. 3. Total respiratory water losses are much less than would occur if there were no cooling of the expired air; this is a significant factor in the water-balance of small mammals.
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