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Design of the mammalian respiratory system. III Scaling maximum aerobic capacity to body mass: wild and domestic mammals.
(1981-04)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the maximal rate of oxygen consumption (Vo2max) is scaled proportionally to Mb1.0, as the diffusing capacity of the lung, or proportionally to Mb0.75, as the standardized ...
Richard Maitland Laws, CBE, PhD, FRS, Dedication. Symposium London Zoological Society 61, v-viii.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
No abstract available
In memorium: The Hon. Joseph A. Murumbi. The Weekly Review No.790, 13 July 1990
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
No abstract available
Stomach fermentation in East African Colobus monkeys in their natural state
(1974-04)
The microbial fermentation in the stomachs of two monkeys, Colobus polykomos, collected in Kenya, was studied. The gas accumulated within the stomach contained H(2) but no CH(4). Volatile fatty acid concentrations were ...
Moving cheaply: energetics of walking in the african elephant
(1995)
Large animals have a much better fuel economy than
small ones, both when they rest and when they run. At rest,
each gram of tissue of the largest land animal, the African
elephant, consumes metabolic energy at 1/20 the ...
Renal function and electrolyte balance during dehydration in the hyrax
(University of Nairobi, 1976-09)
The rock hyrax has been shown to have a very unusual and complex digestive tract. The gastrointestinal tract is comparable to that of the simple and complex stomach of mammals as well as to that of birds. Determinations ...
Nutrient digestibility and gastrointestinal electrolyte flux in the elephant and rhinoceros
(1983)
Nutrient digestibility and absorption-secretion were studied in elephants and rhinoceros.
2. Prehension and diet selection are discussed.
3. Rhinoceros select less fiber, which may account for their greater digestive ...
Sodium balance in the catfish Clarias mossambicus exposed to acid water
(University of Nairobi, 1983-08)
African catfish, Clarias mossambicus showed no ill effects when kept in acid water pH 4–5 for 3–4 days. Their ionic regulatory response was examined and during 24 h exposure to water of pH 4, Na+ efflux increased significantly ...
Design of the mammalian respiratory system. II. Measuring maximum aerobic capacity.
(1981-04)
We describe a simple and reproducible procedure for measuring maximal O2 consumption (Vo2max) that can be used for mammals spanning a wide range of body mass (Mb). Vo2 of trained animals was measured as a function of speed ...