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Sloths like it hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
Sloths are considered to have one of the lowest mass-specific metabolic rates of any mammal and, in tandem with a slow digestive rate, have been theorized to have correspondingly low rates of ingestion. Here, we show in a study conducted over five months, that three captive Bradypus variegatus (Brow...
Autores principales: | Cliffe, Rebecca N., Haupt, Ryan J., Avey-Arroyo, Judy A., Wilson, Rory P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389270/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861559 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.875 |
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