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Changes in serum proteins associated with metamorphosis in salamanders of the family ambystomatidae
(Elsevier, 1976)
1. 1. The effect of metamorphosis on the serum proteins of three genera and five species of ambystomatid salamanders was examined by electrophoresis.2. 2. Four of the five species showed a significant increase in the fastest ...
Chemical and chemotactic stimulation of feeding behavior in the hermit crab Petrochirus diogenes
(Elsevier, 1971-08-01)
Various concentrations of fish juice were introduced to appendages of freely moving specimens of Petrochirus diogenes. 1. 1. The threshold concentration for chemical elicitation of feeding behavior was over ten times as ...
Roles of metabolic level and temperature regulation in the adjustment of Western plumed pigeons (Lophophaps ferruginea) to desert conditions
(Elsevier, 1973-02-01)
1. 1. Standard metabolic rate of western plumed pigeons (Lophophaps ferruginea) averages 0[middle dot]88 ml O2 (g hr)-1 during summer. This rate and the rate of evaporative water loss by these birds at 25[deg]C are well ...
Patterns of fuel utilization by the thoracic muscles of adult worker ants. The use of lipid by a hymenopteran
(Elsevier, 1979)
1. 1. Patterns of fuel utilization in the thoracic muscles of three species of ants have been established.2. 2. The thoracic muscles of Formica ulkei exhibit a typical Hymenopteran metabolic organization, relying exclusively ...