Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank
Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank |
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Boonman, J. (2000). Uv-light emitting light sources, for use in vivaria. Podarcis, 1(1), 17–23. Added by: Sarina (2009-09-18 18:27:46) Last edited by: Sarina (2009-09-18 18:28:05) |
| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Boonman2000 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: Englisch = English Keywords: Lampen = Lamps, Ultraviolett = Ultraviolet Creators: Boonman Collection: Podarcis |
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The importance of ultraviolet (UV) light for reptiles, and to a lesser extent for amphibians, has been frequently described (BOONMAN, 1987; IN DEN BOSCH, 1994). Discussions on UV-light are usually on vitamin D production and the related calcium metabolism (MANTEL, 1994). Other functions attributed to UV-light can be summarised as those influencing the biorhythm of animals or their general welfare (FLEISCHMAN, et al., 1993). In this article the focus is principally on the role of UV-light in vitamin D production. It is generally accepted and very well documented that only the narrow range of UV-light from 290 to 300 nm is of biological importance. This is part of the UV-B-light, also called D-UV, based on the role in vitamin D production attributed to it (BARNARD, 1995). Past work primarily dealt with the theory of the light effects. Occasionally a light source was recommended but concrete experiments with particular lamps are scarce and usually limited to general considerations like: “My animals do very well on it” (GORSEMAN, 1998; VANWESTBROEK, 1994). Although these contributions have a certain value, a more systematic examination of the various possibilities, preferably based on more or less solid experiments, would have been welcome. This article is an attempt in that direction. Systematic reviewing of lamps with potentially beneficial effects turned out to be a relatively simple task while collecting solid experimental data, including a translation into Dutch vivarium practice, was substantially more complicated.
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