کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2846005 1166407 2007 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Body temperature daily rhythm adaptations in African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی فیزیولوژی
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Body temperature daily rhythm adaptations in African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana)
چکیده انگلیسی

The savanna elephant is the largest extant mammal and often inhabits hot and arid environments. Due to their large size, it might be expected that elephants have particular physiological adaptations, such as adjustments to the rhythms of their core body temperature (Tb) to deal with environmental challenges. This study describes for the first time the Tb daily rhythms in savanna elephants. Our results showed that elephants had lower mean Tb values (36.2 ± 0.49 °C) than smaller ungulates inhabiting similar environments but did not have larger or smaller amplitudes of Tb variation (0.40 ± 0.12 °C), as would be predicted by their exposure to large fluctuations in ambient temperature or their large size. No difference was found between the daily Tb rhythms measured under different conditions of water stress. Peak Tb's occurred late in the evening (22:10) which is generally later than in other large mammals ranging in similar environmental conditions.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Physiology & Behavior - Volume 92, Issue 4, 23 November 2007, Pages 560–565
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