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Ecological Correlation of Water Loss in Burrowing Reptiles

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Loss of water to completely dry, flowing air has been measured in ten species belonging to five families of burrowing snakes and amphisbaenians. The marked differences in water loss confirmed earlier suggestions that the loss correlated with differences in the amount of moisture in the habitat rather than the size of the animal.

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  1. THOMAS KRAKAUER

    Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

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    THOMAS KRAKAUER, CARL GANS & CHARLES V. PAGANELLI

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KRAKAUER, T., GANS, C. & PAGANELLI, C. Ecological Correlation of Water Loss in Burrowing Reptiles. Nature 218, 659–660 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218659a0

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