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- ItemDoes the presence of livestock alter the trophic behaviour of sympatric populations of wild camelids Vicugna vicugna Molina 1782 and Lama guanicoe Muller 1976 (Artiodactyla: Camelidae)? Evidence from Central Andes(2016) Tirado, C.; Cortés, A.; Carretero, M.; Bozinovic Kuscevic, Francisco
- ItemENSO-associated response of field urine osmolality in the insectivorous marsupial Thylamys elegans(2008) Tirado, C.; Cortes, A.; Jaksic, F. M.; Bozinovic, F.From 1991 to 1994, we assessed physiological responses in field urine osmolality (Uosm) of an insectivorous marsupial (Thylamys elegans) of semiarid Chile faced with a complete cycle of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). El Nino phase of ENSO determined the initial 2 wet years at the Study site. while La Nina phase determined the 2 subsequent dry years. The marsupial showed marked temporal fluctuations in field Uosm values, with both seasonal and between-year patterns of physiological variability. Indeed, Uosm values during wet years were: 2.719 +/- 405mOsm/kg in summer versus 2.246+209mOsm/kg in winter. During dry years in summer, Uosm values were: 3.340 +/- 384 mOsm/kg versus 2.481+293mOsm/kg during winter. There were significant effects of dry versus wet years and between dry and wet seasons on Uosm values, as well as a statistical interaction year x season. We discuss how the integration of flexible physiological mechanisms enable an insectivorous marsupial to cope with seasonal and yearly water variability in a semidesert, and also the importance of using ENSO climate effects as a proxy for the study of future climate change in natural Communities and its subsequent impact on field physiological performance of desert mammals. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- ItemENSO-associated response of field urine osmolality in the insectivorous marsupial Thylamys elegans(2008) Tirado, C.; Jaksic Andrade, Fabián; Bozinovic Kuscevic, Francisco
- ItemMetabolic rate, thermoregulation and water balance in Lagidium viscacia inhabiting the arid Andean plateau(2007) Tirado, C.; Bozinovic Kuscevic, Francisco
- ItemWater balance in two South American Phyllotis desert rodents, P-xanthopygus rupestris and P-darwini darwini(2008) Tirado, C.; Bozinovic Kuscevic, Francisco