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Carbon Dioxide Retention: A Mechanism of Ammonia Tolerance in Mammals
Author(s) -
Studier Eugene M.,
Fresquez A. A.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1933906
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide , ammonia , guano , myotis lucifugus , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , ecology , carbon respiration , environmental chemistry , biology , chemistry , negative carbon dioxide emission , carbon sequestration , biochemistry
When guano bats, Tadarida brasiliensis, inhale ammonia in air mixtures, carbon dioxide is passively retained in sufficient amounts to neutralize alkali excess resulting from increased blood ammonia levels. There is no change in blood carbon dioxide levels in house mice, Mus musculus. Little brown bats, Myotis lucifugus, are intermediate in this respect. Passive carbon dioxide retention is clearly related to ammonia tolerance in these mammals.