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Table 4 Comparison of predicted rates of evaporative water loss from allometric literature equations and data of this study

From: The stoichiometric approach in determining total evaporative water loss and the relationship between evaporative and non-evaporative heat loss in two resting bird species: passerine and non-passerine

Species

m

Season

TEWL at T A = 25 °C according to

This study

Crawford and Lasiewski [18] for Aves

Williams [19] for Aves

Williams [19] for Aves, from mesic areas

Williams [19] for Aves, from arid areas

Williams [19] for Passerines from mesic areas

Williams [19] for Aves

Melopsittacus undulatus

29.4

Summer, Winter

2.05

3.13

2.97

 

2.22

 

2.16

Chloris chloris

28.6

Summer Winter

3.2

3.07

2.91

3.35

 

2.96

2.14

  1. Abbreviations: m average body mass (g), TEWL total evaporative water loss (gH2O/day), Crawford and Lasiewski [18]: Aves: TEWL = 0.432 m 0.585; Williams [19]: Aves TEWL = 0.300 m 0.678; Aves, from mesic areas TEWL = 0.365 m 0.661; Aves, from arid areas, TEWL = 0.176 m 0.750; Passerines from mesic areas TEWL = 0.670 m 0.443; Aves, TEWL = 0.15 m 0.789
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