title: Evaporative water loss of small vertebrates, as measured with an infrared analyzer.
abstract: Evaporation is linearly and inversely related to absolute humidity at 26 degrees to 27 degrees C. The relative rate of loss in desert reptiles, rodents, and anurans is about 1:10:40. The maximum rate of water loss is about 2.5 and 5 times the basal rate, respectively, in pocket mice and sand lizards. The ratio of loss from lung to loss from skin is about 84:16 in kangaroo rats and 70:30 in rattlesnakes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D001826:Body Fluids; D003889:Desert Climate; D004777:Environment; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: BODY FLUIDS; DESERT CLIMATE