Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size

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dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Adrianen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1988en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographies.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUntil recently not much of the physiology of the angulate tortoise had been investigated, and the work done focused on its thermoregulation (Craig 1973; Perrin & Campbell 1981). However, during the last few years research dealing with more of its thermoregulation and water relations was begun (S. Els pers. comm.). This study aims to examine the relationships between body size and the rates of resting metabolism, evaporative water loss and heat transfer. The relationship of the changes in certain physical properties to the corresponding changes in physiological properties, due to increases in body size, will be investigated. Aspects of a theory of biological similarity will be discussed in the light of the results. Other physiological processes, such as respiration and assimilation efficiency, will be looked at without reference to body size.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationArmstrong, A. (1988). <i>Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8414en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationArmstrong, Adrian. <i>"Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8414en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationArmstrong, A. 1988. Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Armstrong, Adrian AB - Until recently not much of the physiology of the angulate tortoise had been investigated, and the work done focused on its thermoregulation (Craig 1973; Perrin & Campbell 1981). However, during the last few years research dealing with more of its thermoregulation and water relations was begun (S. Els pers. comm.). This study aims to examine the relationships between body size and the rates of resting metabolism, evaporative water loss and heat transfer. The relationship of the changes in certain physical properties to the corresponding changes in physiological properties, due to increases in body size, will be investigated. Aspects of a theory of biological similarity will be discussed in the light of the results. Other physiological processes, such as respiration and assimilation efficiency, will be looked at without reference to body size. DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1988 T1 - Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size TI - Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8414 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8414
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationArmstrong A. Aspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body size. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8414en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleAspects of physiology of the angulate tortoise, Chersina angulata, with special emphasis on the influence of body sizeen_ZA
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