A Study of Body Water in Active and Hibernating Ground Squirrels, Citellus Lateralis Lateralis and Citellus Spilosoma Marginatus

Author

Lawrence R. Klinestiver

Publication Date

4-23-1962

Abstract

The present studies were designed to evaluate dehydration as a factor in determining duration of hibernation. Skin temperatures were utilized to indicate the condition of hibernation. Two species of animals, Citellus lateralis and Citellus spilosoma, from two different ecological areas, were studied for the purpose of determining whether tolerance for deprivation of water would indicate changes in water content of tissues during hibernation. If hibernation is limited by dehydration of body tissues, then animals with a greater tolerance for dehydration may hibernate for longer periods. The following experiments were designed to evaluate the effects of dehydration on active and hibernating Citellus lateralis and Citellus spilosoma.

Project Sponsors

National Science Foundation

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Biology

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

UNM Biology Department

First Committee Member (Chair)

M.L. Riedesel

Second Committee Member

H.J. Dittmer

Third Committee Member

Eugene W. Rypka

Recommended Citation

Klinestiver, Lawrence R.. "A Study of Body Water in Active and Hibernating Ground Squirrels, Citellus Lateralis Lateralis and Citellus Spilosoma Marginatus." (1962). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/biol_etds/186