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Atypical for northern ungulates, energy metabolism is lowest during summer in female wild boars (Sus scrofa)

Typically, large ungulates show a single seasonal peak of heart rate, a proxy of energy expenditure, in early summer. Different to other large ungulates, wild boar females had peak heart rates early in the year (at ~ April, 1), which likely indicates high costs of reproduction. This peak was followe...

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Autores principales: Ruf, Thomas, Vetter, Sebastian G., Painer, Johanna, Stalder, Gabrielle, Bieber, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8443605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34526603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97825-z