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...

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Main Authors: Rebecca N. Cliffe, Ryan J. Haupt, Judy A. Avey-Arroyo, Rory P. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/875.pdf