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Nitrogen metabolism and renal function in the dik-dik antelope (Rhynchotragus kirkii).
(2000)
Nitrogen metabolism and kidney function of the dik-dik antelope (Rhynchotragus kirkii) were studied under a range of controlled, experimental conditions and diets. Dik-dik antelope remained in nitrogen balance even when ...
The design and the role of the nasal passages in temperature regulation in the dik-dik antelope (Rhynchotragus kirkii) with observations on the carotid rete.
(1984-05)
xhaled air temperatures (Tex) and rectal temperatures (Trec) were measured in five dik-dik antelopes under controlled environmental temperatures (Ta) between 15 and 40 degrees C. In addition morphometric analysis of the ...
Temperature acclimation in the pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri: Metabolic rate, blood pH, oxygen affinity and red cell organic phosphates
(Elsevier, 1978)
1. The effect of temperature acclimation (20 and 35°C) on blood gases, pH and the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve was studied in the pancake tortoise.
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2. Cold-acclimated tortoises had blood with a lower O2 affinity ...
Salivary secretion in the camel
(University of Nairobi, 1975-02)
No abstract available
Cyclic changes in the osmolality and electrolyte composition in the gastrointestinal tract of the rock hyrax.
(1978-06)
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 ...