ADAPTATIONS TO DESERTS 



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0. MERRIAMI 

 (ON SOYBEAN) 



Figure 12. Renal concentrating capacity of various rodents maintained on a 

 dry diet. The urine;serum osmolar ratios of species other than C. leucurus are 

 estimated from the data of Schmidt- Nielsen et al. (1948a, 1948b). 



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