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Ungulates adapted to desert areas are able to survive extreme temperatures and limited water availability. This ability is largely due to behavioral, morphological, and physiological adaptations that allow these animals to avoid or tolerate extreme environmental conditions. The physiological adaptations possessed by ungulates for thermoregulation and maintenance of water balance have been the subject of numerous studies involving a wide range of species. In this report we review the behavioral, morphological, and physiological mechanisms used by ungulates and other desert mammals to maintain water and temperature balance in arid environments. We also review some of the more commonly used methods for studying the physiological mechanisms involved in water balance and thermoregulation, and the influence of dehydration on these mechanisms. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70865 |
| Citation Author: | Cain, James W., III; Krausman, Paul R.; Rosenstock, Steven S.; Turner, Jack C. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Southwest Biological Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation Month: | Apr |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 111 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the University of Arizona School of Natural Resources and the Arizona Game and Fish Department |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2005-1141 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography: Water Requirements of Desert Ungulates; 2005; OFR; 2005-1141; Cain, James W., III; Krausman, Paul R.; Rosenstock, Steven S.; Turner, Jack C. |
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| Citation Year: | 2005 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography: Water Requirements of Desert Ungulates; 2005; OFR; 2005-1141; Cain, James W., III; Krausman, Paul R.; Rosenstock, Steven S.; Turner, Jack C. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1141/ |
| Date Other: | Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
