Evaporative Water Loss of Small Vertebrates, as Measured with an Infrared Analyzer
- 10 February 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 133 (3450), 384-385
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3450.384
Abstract
Evaporation is linearly and inversely related to absolute humidity at 26° to 27°C. The relative rate of loss in desert reptiles, rodents, and anurans is about 1:10:40. The maximum rate of water loss is about 2.5 and 5 times the basal rate, respectively, in pocket mice and sand lizards. The ratio of loss from lung to loss from skin is about 84:16 in kangaroo rats and 70:30 in rattlesnakes.Keywords
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