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Energy expenditure and body temperature variations in llamas living in the High Andes of Peru

Some large herbivores exhibit seasonal adjustments in their energy metabolism. Therefore, our aim was to determine if the llama (one of the most extensively kept livestock breeds) exhibits seasonal adjustment of their energy expenditure, body temperature and locomotion, under its natural high altitu...

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Autores principales: Riek, Alexander, Stölzl, Anna, Marquina Bernedo, Rodolfo, Ruf, Thomas, Arnold, Walter, Hambly, Catherine, Speakman, John R., Gerken, Martina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30858417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40576-9