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Water metabolism of East African ruminants in arid and semi‐arid regions1
(University of Nairobi, 2010-04)
No abstract available
A comparison of digestion in red deer and sheep under controlled conditions
(University of Nairobi, 1971-11)
Three red deer hinds and three sheep were given rations of chopped or pelleted hays. The deer apparently digested dry matter and cellulose a little less well than the sheep. Digestibility of nitrogen did not differ.
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Temperature regulation in the somali donkey (Equus asinus).
(University of Nairobi, 1978-08)
In controlled laboratory experiments the metabolic rate, body temperature, respiratory, sweat and heart rates were measured in adult donkeys weighing between 125 and 180 kg.At high ambient temperatures Ta (40–50°C) the ...
Mechanics of running of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08-20)
Ostriches have been filmed running fast in their natural habitat. A female ostrich has been dissected and the principal bones, muscles and tendons in a leg have been measured. It is calculated that stresses up to 240 kN ...
O2-uptake, thermoregulation and heart rate in the springhare (Pedetes capensis)
(1979)
No abstract available
Transpiratory water loss and metabolism of beetles from arid areas in East Africa
(1987)
. Carabid beetles have rates of transpiratory water loss and metabolic rates which are higher than those of tenebrionid beetles. Within each family, dry habitat beetles have lower rates of water loss than beetles from mesic ...
Organic acid concentrations and digesta movement in the gastrointestinal tract of the bushbaby (Galago crassicaudatus) and Vervet monkey (Cercopithecidae pygerythrus)
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)
Studies were conducted to compare digestive functions in two species of sub-human primate, the bushbaby (Galago crassicaudatus) and the Vervet monkey (Cercopithecidae pygerythrus). Major differences were observed in the ...