Abstract
1. 1.|Water economy and body fluid distribution in hamadryas baboons were studied in outdoor enclosures during the summer (22-32°C). 2. 2.|Following 2 days of water deprivation the baboons' lost 10% of body mass. 3. 3.|Following water deprivation, sweating, fecal and urinary water losses were greatly reduced. 4. 4.|After water deprivation, blood plasma volume dropped by only 4% of their initial volume. 5. 5.|Maintenance of blood plasma volume is interpreted as an adaptation to life in xerotic habitat.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 153-157 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Thermal Biology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1993 |
Keywords
- Papio hamadryas
- Renal performance
- primate
- water deprivation
- water turnover