... to that seen in songbirds. Body temperature Evaporative water loss Hyperthermia Psittaciformes Respiratory evaporative water loss Resting metabolic rate Arid environments dominate the Australian landscape, covering almost half of the continent's total land area ( Fisher et al., 1972...

... butcherbird ( Cracticus torquatus ) M b body mass MHP metabolic heat production RER respiratory exchange ratio REWL respiratory evaporative water loss RMR Resting metabolic rate SH spiny-cheeked honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis ) T a air temperature T...

... of a relatively low body temperature under extreme heat conditions. Body temperature Columbiformes Cutaneous evaporative water loss Hyperthermia Passeriformes Respiratory evaporative water loss The defense of a body temperature ( T b ) set point below environmental temperature is possible only...

... primarily on metabolic water production (MWP). The terrestrial apnea demonstrated by seals may reduce respiratory evaporative water loss (REWL) to levels that allow seals to make a net gain of water from MWP. We empirically measured REWL in 13 fasting northern elephant seal pups and determined the effects...

...Andrew E. McKechnie; Blair O. Wolf SUMMARY We investigated changes in the relative contributions of respiratory evaporative water loss (REWL) and cutaneous evaporative water loss (CEWL) to total evaporative water loss (TEWL) in response to short-term thermal acclimation in western white-winged...