Mechanisms of Thermoregulation and Water Balance in Desert Ungulates
By James W. Cain, P. Krausman, S. Rosenstock, J. C. Turner. 2006
235 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Physiology
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In Animal Science and Zoology
In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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In Physiology
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- Behavior and nutritional condition buffer a large‐bodied endotherm against direct and indirect effects of climate (2014, background): “Key words: biophysical model; Blue Mountains, northeastern Oregon, USA; Cervus elaphus; climate change; elk; nutritional condition; resource selection function; Snake River Plain, southeastern Idaho, USA; thermal environment; thermoregulation.”
- Temperature-mediated habitat use and selection by a heat-sensitive northern ungulate (2012, background): “snow) can reduce heat load in ungulates even in open habitat types (Cain et al. 2006).”
- The costs of drinking: comparative water dependency of sable antelope and zebra (2012, background): “Differences in water dependence among ungulate species may arise through the variety of physiological, morphological and behavioural mechanisms employed in the maintenance of temperature and water balance (Cain et al., 2006).”
- Towards a mechanistic understanding of the responses of large terrestrial mammals to heat and aridity associated with climate change (2016, methodology): “available to large mammals is to transfer activity to the night [89, 91].”
- Towards Heat Stress Management in Small Ruminants – A Review (2017, background): “In addition, desert animals usually use nocturnal activity (most active during the night) to reduce heat load in hot conditions (Cain et al., 2006).”
- Invited review: Effects of heat stress on dairy cattle welfare. (2017, background): “Some species, such as camels (Camelus dromedarius) and Bedouin goats (Capra hircus) can survive 30 to 40% BW water loss (Cain et al., 2006).”