- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
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1 Iguana Research -
Part One Diversity - Introduction
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2 The Evolution of Iguanas -
3 Genetic Contributions to Caribbean Iguana Conservation -
4 Genetic Structure of the Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana and its Implications for Species Conservation -
5 Tracing the Evolution of the Galápagos Iguanas -
6 Sodium and Potassium Secretion by Iguana Salt Glands -
Part Two Behavior and Ecology - Introduction
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7 Behavior and Ecology of Rock Iguanas, I -
8 Behavior and Ecology of Rock Iguanas, II -
9 Sexually Dimorphic Antipredator Behavior in Juvenile Green Iguanas -
10 Determinants of Lek Mating Success in Male Galápagos Marine Iguanas -
11 Environmental Scaling of Body Size in Island Populations of Galápagos Marine Iguanas -
12 Environmental Influences on Body Size of Two Species of Herbivorous Desert Lizards -
13 Factors Affecting Long-Term Growth of the Allen Cays Rock Iguana in the Bahamas -
Part Three Conservation - Introduction
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14 Translocation Strategies as a Conservation Tool for West Indian Iguanas -
15 Testing the Utility of Headstarting as a Conservation Strategy for West Indian Iguanas -
16 Survival and Reproduction of Repatriated Jamaican Iguanas -
17 Conservation of an Endangered Bahamian Rock Iguana, I -
18 Conservation of an Endangered Bahamian Rock Iguana, II -
19 The Role of Zoos in the Conservation of West Indian Iguanas -
20 Ecotourism and its Potential Impact on Iguana Conservation in the Caribbean - Literature Cited
- Contributors
- Index
Sodium and Potassium Secretion by Iguana Salt Glands
Sodium and Potassium Secretion by Iguana Salt Glands
Acclimation or Adaptation?
- Chapter:
- (p.84) 6 Sodium and Potassium Secretion by Iguana Salt Glands
- Source:
- Iguanas
- Author(s):
Lisa C Hazard
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter is concerned with electrolyte regulation in herbivorous reptiles, especially those living in marine and intertidal habitats. It discusses the distribution of salt glands among the lizard taxa and the extent to which different species can modify their sodium and potassium secretion. Modification of salt secretion may give lizards flexibility in acclimating or adapting to changes in dietary salinity. The chapter also examines other aspects of salt secretion that might be important for marine lizard evolution.
Keywords: electrolyte regulation, salt glands, lizard, sodium secretion, potassium secretion, salt secretion, dietary salinity
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- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
-
1 Iguana Research -
Part One Diversity - Introduction
-
2 The Evolution of Iguanas -
3 Genetic Contributions to Caribbean Iguana Conservation -
4 Genetic Structure of the Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana and its Implications for Species Conservation -
5 Tracing the Evolution of the Galápagos Iguanas -
6 Sodium and Potassium Secretion by Iguana Salt Glands -
Part Two Behavior and Ecology - Introduction
-
7 Behavior and Ecology of Rock Iguanas, I -
8 Behavior and Ecology of Rock Iguanas, II -
9 Sexually Dimorphic Antipredator Behavior in Juvenile Green Iguanas -
10 Determinants of Lek Mating Success in Male Galápagos Marine Iguanas -
11 Environmental Scaling of Body Size in Island Populations of Galápagos Marine Iguanas -
12 Environmental Influences on Body Size of Two Species of Herbivorous Desert Lizards -
13 Factors Affecting Long-Term Growth of the Allen Cays Rock Iguana in the Bahamas -
Part Three Conservation - Introduction
-
14 Translocation Strategies as a Conservation Tool for West Indian Iguanas -
15 Testing the Utility of Headstarting as a Conservation Strategy for West Indian Iguanas -
16 Survival and Reproduction of Repatriated Jamaican Iguanas -
17 Conservation of an Endangered Bahamian Rock Iguana, I -
18 Conservation of an Endangered Bahamian Rock Iguana, II -
19 The Role of Zoos in the Conservation of West Indian Iguanas -
20 Ecotourism and its Potential Impact on Iguana Conservation in the Caribbean - Literature Cited
- Contributors
- Index
