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Adaptations of a tropical swamp worm, alma emini, for subsistence in a H2S-rich habitat: evolution of endosymbiotic bacteria, sulfide metabolizing bodies, and novel processes of elimination of neutralized sulfide complexes
(1998)
The epithelial cell lining of the respiratory groove of Alma emini, an oligochaete glossoscolecid worm that lives in a hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-rich tropical swamp, was investigated by transmission electron microscopy to ...
A comparison of gastrointestinal water content and osmolality in East African herbivores during hydration and dehydration
(University of Nairobi, 1978-07)
A wealth of information is available concerning the ‘normal’ gastrointestinal mechanisms within various species of herbivores (Alexander, 1962; Church, 1971; Quarterman, Phillips & Lampkin, 1957). In addition, the effect ...
Energy metabolism of the red deer.
(1968-01)
Aerobic metabolism of the lizardVaranus exanthematicus: Effects of activity, temperature, and size
(University of Nairobi, 1978-01)
Oxygen consumption
([(V)\dot]O2 )(\dot V_{O_2 } )
was measured at rest and during spontaneous activity at body temperatures of 25 and 35C in 14 fasting Savanna monitor lizards,Varanus exanthematicus ranging in weight ...
Digestive efficiency in two small, wild ruminants: the dik-dik and suni antelopes.
(Elsevier Science, 1999-10)
A comparative study, using six dik-dik and eight suni antelope, was undertaken to identify similarities and differences that may exist in the digestive process of these two small, East African ruminant browsers. The suni ...
Comparative studies on digestion and fermentation rate in the fore-stomach of the one-humped camel and the Zebu steer
(University of Nairobi, 1972-10)
No abstract available
The morphology of the respiratory organs of the African air-breathing catfish (Clarias mossambicus): A light, electron and scanning microscopic study, with morphometric observations
(1986)
The morphology of the gas exchange organs of the African air-breathing catfish (Clarias mossambicus) (Peters) have been examined grossly, and by light, electron and scanning microscopes. The respiratory organs in Clarias ...
Water balance and osmotic regulation in the East African tenebrionid beetle Phrynocolus petrosus
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
1. When tenebrionid beetles of the species Phrynocolus petrosus undergo evaporative dehydration, the relative water content changes less than is predictable from the water loss alone. The discrepancy from the predictable ...