Temperature and Water Relations in Two Species of Spiny Mice (Acomys)
- 1 May 1969
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 50 (2), 245-255
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1378340
Abstract
Temperature regulation and water economy were studied in two species of spiny mice, Acomys russatus and Acomys cahirinus. Both species share the sameKeywords
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