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2566418

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The work reported in this paper describes aspects of the water and electrolyte metabolism of free-ranging spectacled hare wallabies (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) on Barrow Island in Western Australia. Two populations were studied in both spring (October) and summer (March). Rates of water turnover were measured in spring with tritiated water and were extreme ly low, approximating 5% of the total body water per day, and these are amongst the lowest rates yet published for any marsupial. Urine outputs were also extremely low and variable in spring, and urine osmolality averaged from 859 to 1015 mOsm/kg. In summer, rates of urine production were significantly higher, but urine osmolality did not change. Osmolar clearance was elevated in animals collected in March, and free-water clearance was more negative but, in view of higher rates of urine production, a significant modification of renal function is not indicated. Previous surveys have indicated that the density of hare wallabies is greater in disturbed areas of Barrow Island. Dietary analysis suggests that this unequal distribution results from a greater availability of preferred plant species growing in these disturbed areas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
521-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Rate of water turnover and electrolyte balance of an arid-zone marsupial, the spectacled hare wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) on Barrow Island.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Western Australia, Perth.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't