Grigg G C, Taplin L E, Harlow P, Wright J
Zoology A08, University of Sydney, 2006, N.S.W., Australia.
Oecologia. 1980 Jan;47(2):264-266. doi: 10.1007/BF00346830.
It has been suggested that C. porosus select nest sites which provide a source of freshwater for hatchlings during the dry season. From a mark-recapture study, we conclude that hatchling C. porosus can survive and grow in hyperosmotic saltwater without drinking freshwater. Hence, the siting of nests is unlikely to be the consequence of a requirement by hatchlings for freshwater. Considered along with other information, our observations imply that hatchling C. porosus have functional salt glands.
有人认为，湾鳄会选择在旱季为幼鳄提供淡水源的巢穴地点。通过一项标记重捕研究，我们得出结论，湾鳄幼鳄在高渗海水中不饮用淡水也能存活和生长。因此，巢穴选址不太可能是幼鳄对淡水需求的结果。结合其他信息来看，我们的观察结果表明湾鳄幼鳄具有功能性盐腺。
