THE WATER COLLECTING MECHANISM OF MOLOCH-HORRIDUS REEXAMINED
THE WATER COLLECTING MECHANISM OF MOLOCH-HORRIDUS REEXAMINED
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DOI：
10.1163/156853882x00167
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发表时间：
1982-01-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
BLUMER W F C
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作者：
GANS C;MERLIN R;BLUMER W F C
据报道，澳大利亚沙漠蜥蜴Moloch通过将身体置于潮湿的表面来收集水。这些水通过皮肤表面上的小的开放的毛细血管通道到达口腔，在那里被吞咽。实验和扫描显微照片表明，水的收集和运输是更复杂的，发生在不同地区的珠被比描述。对来自该地区的其他无鞭毛类的观察表明，无鞭毛类的皮肤通常允许水通过的程度;它们可以更好地定义摩洛的专业化。
The Australian desert lizard Moloch has been reported to collect water by aposing its body to wet surfaces. This water passes through small open capillary channels over the integumentary surface to reach the mouth where it is swallowed. Experiments and scanning micrographs show that water collection and water transport are more complex and occur in different regions of the integument than described. Observations on other agamids from the region indicate the extent to which agamid skin generally permits water passage; they allow a better definition of the specialization of Moloch.