What makes the heart of Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae) beat faster?
Body size is highly correlated with metabolism, which in turn influences physiological rates such as heart rate. In general, heart rate is negatively influenced by the size of animal's body, but there is insufficient data corroborating this pattern in snakes. This study evaluated how body size...
Main Authors: | João Fabrício Mota Rodrigues, Roberta da Rocha Braga, Thaís Helena Alencar Ferreira, Estéfanni de Castro Pinheiro, Géssica dos Santos Araújo, Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2015-02-01
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Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702015000100083&lng=en&tlng=en |
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