Two independent approaches to assessing the constancy of evaporative water loss for birds under varying evaporative conditions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111041
Abstract: We examine here the effects on evaporative water loss, at and below thermoneutrality, of perturbing the evaporative environment for the red-capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius) by modifying the ambient relative humidity or the diffusive properties of… read more here.
Keywords: evaporative water; water loss; water; relative humidity ... See more keywords
Interspecific variation in evaporative water loss and temperature response, but not metabolic rate, among hibernating bats
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00266-x
Abstract: Hibernation is widespread among mammals in a variety of environmental contexts. However, few experimental studies consider interspecific comparisons, which may provide insight into general patterns of hibernation strategies. We studied 13 species of free-living bats,… read more here.
Keywords: metabolic rate; evaporative water; temperature; water loss ... See more keywords
Small Alpine Marsupials Regulate Evaporative Water Loss, Suggesting a Thermoregulatory Role Rather than a Water Conservation Role
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DOI: 10.1086/719735
Abstract: We show here that evaporative water loss (EWL) is constant over a wide range of ambient relative humidity for two species of small, mesic habitat dasyurid marsupials (Antechinus agilis and Antechinus swainsonii) below thermoneutrality (20°C)… read more here.
Keywords: rather water; evaporative water; role; water ... See more keywords
Thermoregulatory role of insensible evaporative water loss constancy in a heterothermic marsupial
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0537
Abstract: ‘Insensible’ evaporative water loss of mammals has been traditionally viewed as a passive process, but recent studies suggest that insensible water loss is under regulatory control, although the physiological role of this control is unclear.… read more here.
Keywords: evaporative water; water loss; water; role ... See more keywords
An emerging fungal pathogen is associated with increased resting metabolic rate and total evaporative water loss rate in a winter‐active snake
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13487
Abstract: Energy allocation trade‐offs associated with mounting metabolically costly immune responses may serve as sublethal mechanisms by which pathogens reduce host fitness. The emergence of cutaneous fungal pathogens, which invade the skin of their host and… read more here.
Keywords: evaporative water; water loss; water; metabolic rate ... See more keywords
Evaporative water loss from dairy cows in climate-controlled respiration chambers.
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DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22489
Abstract: The effects of ambient temperature (AT) on total evaporative water loss from dairy cows at different relative humidity (RH) and air velocity (AV) levels were studied. Twenty Holstein dairy cows with an average parity of… read more here.
Keywords: water loss; water; evaporative water; dairy cows ... See more keywords