
Ecology 6th Edition by Manuel Molles
Edition 6ISBN: 978-0073532493
Ecology 6th Edition by Manuel Molles
Edition 6ISBN: 978-0073532493 Exercise 2
Compare the water budgets of the tenebrionid beetle, Onymacris, and the kangaroo rat, Dipodomys, shown in figures 6.9 and 6.10. Which of these two species obtains most of its water from metabolic water Which relies most on condensation of fog as a water source In which species do you see greater losses of water through the urine
Figure 6.9 Water budget of the desert beetle, Onymacris unguicularis (data from Cooper 1982).
Figure 6.10 Water budget of Merriam's kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami (data from Schmidt-NielseN₁964).

Figure 6.9 Water budget of the desert beetle, Onymacris unguicularis (data from Cooper 1982).

Figure 6.10 Water budget of Merriam's kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami (data from Schmidt-NielseN₁964).
Explanation
Terrestrial animals maintain water level...
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