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BIOL 3300 Vertebrate Zoology: Ectotherms - Herpetology. http://www.amphibian.com.au/. How do they work ?. Q 10 How are Heat, H 2 O and metabolism linked?. How is H 2 O gained/lost ?. Observe Agalychnis annae in the vivarium … How are these animals gaining/losing water ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BIOL 3300 Vertebrate Zoology: Ectotherms -
Herpetology
http://www.amphibian.com.au/
How do they work?• Q10
• How are Heat, H2O and metabolism linked?
How is H2O gained/lost?
• Observe Agalychnis annae in the vivarium…
How are these animals gaining/losing water?
What behaviors or adaptations are they exhibiting to influence rates?
How is H2O gained/lost?
What are the 3 sources of H2O?
• Liquid =
• Preformed (Molecular) =
• Metabolic =
Methods for obtaining H2O?
• Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)
http://cmuarch2013.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/tom-wiscombe-lecture-notes/
http://digimorph.org/specimens/moloch_horridus/whole/
Methods for obtaining H2O?
• Peringuey’s viper (Bitis peringueyi)
http://www.lonelyplanetimages.com/search/125101?keywords=crawl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamschtr/3959581417/
Methods for obtaining H2O?
• Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
http://www.rightpet.com/ReptileDetail/desert-tortoise
http://www.basinandrangewatch.org/TortoiseTranslocation.html
Methods for obtaining H2O?
• Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intemontana)
Bladder bingers
Urine = Plasma =
Urine = Plasma =
Fresh H2O Flux!• Amphibian plasma
• Fresh H2O
What is the consequence of this on water volume?
What about salt content?
Salt H2O Sucks!
• <100 species of amphibians can tolerate salt water (sea H2O >
• Amphibian can elevate plasma and muscle osmolality to ~
How?
http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/oceans/ig/Oceans-Photo-Gallery/Marine-Iguana.htm
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
How about marine iguanas?
Molecular (preformed) H2O!
What is the H2O content of herpetofauna food?
•
Molecular (preformed) H2O!
What is the H2O content of herpetofauna food?
•
Sauromalus obesus
Metabolic H2O!
What is the chemical (metabolic) quantity of H2O of herpetofauna food?
• 1g starch = • 1g fat = • 1g protein =
http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id24436/?taxonid=177
How is H2O lost?
Minimizing H2O loss!
•
Phyllomedusa sauvagii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8a5bFQexA&feature=fvw
Life in Cold Blood27 minutes 1st episode
Minimizing H2O loss!
http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s1656813.htm
Neobatrachus sp.
•
Minimizing H2O loss!• • • 2 NH3 +2 ATP -> CH4ON2
• C5H4O3N4
•
Cloaca
How is Salt lost?
How is H2O maintained?• Short-term water balance
•
• Ex. Canopy frogsZetek’s Bromeliad Frog (Isthmohyla zeteki)
How is H2O maintained?• Long-term water balance
How is H2O maintained?• Long-term water balance