Sweating in the kangaroo: a cooling mechanism during exercise, but not in the heat.

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ARTICLESSweating in the kangaroo: a cooling mechanism during exercise, but not in the heatTJ Dawson, D Robertshaw, and CR TaylorTJ Dawson, D Robertshaw, and CR TaylorPublished Online:01 Aug 1974https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1974.227.2.494MoreSectionsPDF (1 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByComparing walking and running in persistence huntingJournal of Human Evolution, Vol. 172Contributions from a Land Down Under: The Arid Continent23 September 2022Urohidrosis as an overlooked cooling mechanism in long-legged birds8 October 2021 | Scientific Reports, Vol. 11, No. 1Cats use hollow papillae to wick saliva into fur19 November 2018 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 115, No. 49The anterior nasal region in the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) suggests adaptation for thermoregulation and water conservation14 July 2017 | Journal of Zoology, Vol. 303, No. 4Thermal implications of interactions between insulation, solar reflectance, and fur structure in the summer coats of diverse species of kangaroo1 November 2016 | Journal of Comparative Physiology B, Vol. 187, No. 3Human Locomotion and Heat Loss: An Evolutionary Perspective23 December 2014Aridity, faunal adaptations and Australian Late Pleistocene extinctionsWorld Archaeology, Vol. 44, No. 1Brains, Brawn, and the Evolution of Human Endurance Running CapabilitiesDehydration, with and without heat, in kangaroos from mesic and arid habitats: different thermal responses including varying patterns in heterothermy in the field and laboratory29 June 2007 | Journal of Comparative Physiology B, Vol. 177, No. 7Ventilation patterns in red kangaroos (Macropus rufus Desmarest): juveniles work harder than adults at thermal extremes, but extract more oxygen per breath at thermoneutralityJournal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 210, No. 15Mechanisms for the control of respiratory evaporative heat loss in panting animalsDavid Robertshaw1 August 2006 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 101, No. 2Anticipatory regulation and avoidance of catastrophe during exercise-induced hyperthermiaComparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 139, No. 4Hiperhidrosis primariaMedicina Clínica, Vol. 119, No. 17Thermoregulation in Juvenile Red Kangaroos ( Macropus rufus ) after Pouch Exit: Higher Metabolism and Evaporative Water RequirementsPhysiological and Biochemical Zoology, Vol. 74, No. 6Thermoregulation by Kangaroos from Mesic and Arid Habitats: Influence of Temperature on Routes of Heat Loss in Eastern Grey Kangaroos ( Macropus giganteus ) and Red Kangaroos ( Macropus rufus )Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, Vol. 73, No. 3Ventilatory Accommodation of Oxygen Demand and Respiratory Water Loss in Kangaroos from Mesic and Arid Environments, the Eastern Grey Kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ) and the Red Kangaroo ( Macropus rufus )Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, Vol. 73, No. 3Energetics and biomechanics of locomotion by red kangaroos (Macropus rufus)Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 120, No. 1Thermogenic capabilities of the opossum Monodelphis domestica when warm and cold acclimated: Similarities between american and australian marsupialsComparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, Vol. 89, No. 1Thermoregulatory responses during exercise and a hot water immersion and the affective responses to peripheral thermal stimuliInternational Journal of Biometeorology, Vol. 30, No. 1Sweat and heat exchange in man and otherJournal of Human Evolution, Vol. 14, No. 1Effect of ambient temperature on autonomic thermoregulation and activity patterns in the rufous rat-kangaroo (Aepyprymnus rufescens: Marsupialia)Journal of Comparative Physiology ? B, Vol. 153, No. 2Metabolic scope and conductance in response to cold of some dasyurid marsupials and Australian rodentsComparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, Vol. 71, No. 1A Possible Contribution to Heat Transfer Through the Human Skin by the Eccrine (Atrichial) Sweat GlandEffects of Adrenergic Activators and Inhibitors on the Sweat GlandsNEUROENDOCRINE CONTROL OF SWEAT GLANDSJournal of Investigative Dermatology, Vol. 69, No. 1Electron microscopy of the sweat glands from the hairy skin of the beagleBritish Journal of Dermatology, Vol. 93, No. 3 More from this issue > Volume 227Issue 2August 1974Pages 494-498 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1974 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1974.227.2.494PubMed4854555History Published online 1 August 1974 Published in print 1 August 1974 Metrics