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Science 18 November 1966:
Vol. 154. no. 3751, p. 911
DOI: 10.1126/science.154.3751.911
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Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii: Cutaneous Water Loss

Knut Schmidt-Nielse 1 and P. J. Bentley 1

1 Departments of Zoology and Physiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Evaporative water loss from the integument of the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii constitutes a major proportion of the water loss, but is far less than in tortoises from wetter regions. Respiratory water loss also is less.

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