Merriam's kangaroo rat, a rather winsome desert rodent, goes to extraordinary lengths to survive without water. New research shows that its abilities vary depending on where it calls home.
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Tracy,R. L. & Walsberg, G. E. Prevalence of cutaneous evaporation in Merriam's kangaroo rat and its adaptive variation at the subspecific level. The Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 773 - 781 2000.
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Cross, S. Dry as a rat. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000203-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000203-4
