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The metabolic response of the Bradypus sloth to temperature

Poikilotherms and homeotherms have different, well-defined metabolic responses to ambient temperature (T(a)), but both groups have high power costs at high temperatures. Sloths (Bradypus) are critically limited by rates of energy acquisition and it has previously been suggested that their unusual de...

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Autores principales: Cliffe, Rebecca Naomi, Scantlebury, David Michael, Kennedy, Sarah Jane, Avey-Arroyo, Judy, Mindich, Daniel, Wilson, Rory Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6151113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30258712
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5600