Uricotelism and Low Evaporative Water Loss in a South American Frog
- 3 March 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 175 (4025), 1018-1020
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.175.4025.1018
Abstract
A South American anuran (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) produced large amounts of semisolid urate when it was maintained on a diet of insects. Rates of evaporative water loss in Phyllomedusa sauvagii were only about 5 to 10 percent of those other anurans tested and were similar to those of lizards of comparable size.Keywords
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