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Nasal heat exchange in the giraffe and other large mammals.
(North Holland Publishing, 1979-08)
The respiratory air of the giraffe is exhaled at temperatures substantially below body core temperature. As a consequence, the water content of the exhaled air is reduced to levels below that in pulmonary air, resulting ...
The mechanism of intracardiac shunting in the lizard Varanus exanthematicus.
(1983-07)
Intracardiac shunting was studied in unanaesthetized and unrestrained specimens of Varanus exanthematicus by simultaneous injection of radioactively labelled microspheres (15 micron) into the right and left atria. Lung ...
Comparative gastrointestinal morphology of the Kori bustard and secretary bird
(University of Nairobi, 2005-05)
Two secretary birds and three Kori bustards were studied to determine differences between their body size and gastrointestinal morphology. Body measurements were made on captive, live birds and gastrointestinal measurements ...
Evaporative water loss in two small African antelopes: the dik-dik and the suni
(1976)
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1. In controlled laboratory experiments pulmocutaneous water loss, respiratory rate, rectal and skin temperatures of the dik-dik (Rhynchotragus Kirkii) and the suni (Nesotragus moschatus) were measured before and ...
Respiration and metabolism in the giraffe.
(1982-11)
Measurements have been made on respiration of three resting unstressed adult giraffe under normal conditions. Tracheal dimensions and body dimensions have also been measured in a large number of giraffe and other mammals. ...
Digestive physiology of East African wild ruminants.
(1983)
The physiology of digestion of wild ruminants in their natural habitat was determined. The study consisted of fifty-one adult male animals representing sixteen species. While diet and body weight were both related to the ...
An ultrastructural and histochemical study of the axial musculature in the African lungfish.
(Springer-Verlag., 1981)
Red, intermediate, and white axial muscle fibres of African lungfish were studied using histochemical techniques and electron microscopy. Gross dissection revealed the presence of a small wedge of red coloured muscle along ...
Design of the mammalian respiratory system. V. Scaling morphometric pulmonary diffusing capacity to body mass: wild and domestic mammals.
(1981-04)
This paper utilizes a comparative approach to establish the relationship between morphometric diffusing capacity for oxygen (DLo2) and maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max). DLo2 and Vo2max were determined on the same 21 ...
The fine structure of the intestinal epithelium of Tilapia grahami.
(1975)
The ultrastructure of the intestinal epithelium is described in Tilapia grahami. The intestine is divisible into cranial, middle and caudal portions. The cranial intestine is involved in water anp ion transport as well as ...
Colonic absorption and secretion of electrolytes as seen in five species of East African herbivorous mammals
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
1. The camel, sheep, goat and donkey were equally efficient in recovering fluids from colonic contents. Zebu cattle were the least efficient.
2. Compared to other species, Zebu cattle demonstrated a reduced sodium and ...