Milk Analysis of the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys merriami
- 13 December 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 142 (3598), 1467-1468
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.142.3598.1467
Abstract
The milk of Dipodomys merriami has an average water content of 50.42 percent, which is low compared with milk from other mammals. The fat content is about 23.48 percent. The significance of these values is discussed in terms of the animal's water balance.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Chemical Composition and Physical Properties of the Milk of the Collared PeccaryJournal of Mammalogy, 1961
- Water Metabolism of Desert MammalsPhysiological Reviews, 1952
- PULMONARY WATER LOSS IN DESERT RODENTSAmerican Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1950