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Water and energy balance in the Namib sand-dune lizard, Angolosaurus skoogi
The field metabolic rate (FMR) and water flux of the herbivorous Namib sand-dune lizard, Angolosaurus skoogi, was measured during the summer non-breeding period (early January) by means of doubly labelled water. FMR was about half that expected for a lizard of this size. Water flux and laboratory …
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Acorn Contribution to Mammalian Energetics
… the Missouri State University (MSU) Bull Shoals Field Station in Taney County, Missouri. Acorns of the white oak subgenus were used because of differences in palatability between the oak subgenera. Different feeding stations were constructed to distinguish between acorns eaten by three mammal …
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Swimming behavior and energetics of sharks
In a field study of blue shark swimming behavior, acoustic telemetry was used to record depth, swimming speed and tailbeat frequency from free-ranging blue sharks (Prionace glauca) in northwestern Atlantic slope waters. Records obtained from five sharks show a consistent pattern of vertical …