Energy expenditure and water flux in three sympatric desert rodents.

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• rodent 97%
• water flux 97%
• expenditure 93%
• desert 76%
• dry matter 54%
• body mass 51%
• energy 44%
• insect 43%
• water 27%
• energy flux 25%
• geographical distribution 25%
• water conservation 24%
• body size 23%
• energy balance 22%
• water budget 20%
• diet 20%
• cooling 16%
• vegetation 13%

Agriculture & Biology

• energy expenditure 100%
• deserts 87%
• rodents 77%
• dry matter intake 45%
• water 37%
• Acomys 34%
• Meriones 32%
• Muridae 30%
• water conservation 28%
• insects 28%
• feeding preferences 27%
• water budget 26%
• mice 26%
• energy balance 24%
• cooling 20%
• body size 19%
• geographical distribution 18%
• vegetation 17%
• energy 13%