Effect of Temperature on Evaporative Water Loss of the Australian Tree Frogs Litoria caerulea and Litoria chloris

1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 1043-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Buttemer
Keyword(s):  
Water Loss ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
Litoria Caerulea ◽  
Tree Frogs

Effect of temperature on rate of water loss in some water boatmen (Hemiptera: Corixidae)

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1877-1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Cannings ◽  
P. D. Cooper ◽  
G. G. E. Scudder
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Acclimation Temperature ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
Unsaturated Lipids ◽  
Reduced Water

Evaporative water loss was compared in Cenocorixa bifida, Cenocorixa expleta, Cenocorixa blaisdelli, and Callicorixa vulnerata and examined in relation to environmental temperature change. In Ce. bifida, evaporative water loss was also studied with respect to rearing temperature and temperature of adult acclimation. Cenocorixa bifida (reared at 20 °C and acclimated to 20 °C) had the lowest rate of water loss at 20 °C of all species, while Ce. expleta had the highest. This pattern also occurred when the activation energy for water loss among species was compared: Ce. expleta had the lowest and Ce. bifida, the highest. High rearing temperatures and high acclimation temperature both reduced water loss at 20 °C in Ce. bifida. This pattern was also reflected in the activation energy for water loss in the different groups of insects exposed to the various temperatures of emergence or acclimation. These data suggest that cuticle lipids vary among these water boatman species and that changes in the proportions of unsaturated lipids may occur in relation to prior long-term exposure to high temperature. Despite differences in rates of water loss and activation energy for water loss, it appears that temperature does not restrict the distribution of any of these insects.

Shell Resistance and Evaporative Water Loss from Bird Eggs: Effects of Wind Speed and Egg Size

1981 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Spotila ◽  
Christina J. Weinheimer ◽  
Charles V. Paganelli
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
Bird Eggs

Scaling of Evaporative Water Loss in Marsupials

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Hinds ◽  
Richard E. MacMillen
Keyword(s):  
Water Loss ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Evaporative Water
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