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The interactive effect of temperature and humidity on the oxygen isotope composition of kangaroos

Date

Authors

Murphy, Brett P.

Bowman, David D

Gagan, Michael

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

1. A strong relationship between the oxygen isotope composition (expressed as δ18O) of body water and relative humidity has been demonstrated for a number of mammalian herbivores with low drinking water requirements, including kangaroos. Consequently, it

Keywords

Keywords: air temperature; climate effect; enamel; isotopic composition; marsupial; oxygen isotope; relative humidity; seasonal variation; stable isotope; temperature effect; transpiration; weaning; Australasia; Australia; Macropodidae; Macropus; Mammalia Australia; Climate; Herbivore; Macropus; Stable isotope

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/37073

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Functional Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01284.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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