Metabolic physiology of Colubrid dietary specialists, Dasypeltis scabra and Dasypeltis inornata.

Metabolic physiology of Colubrid dietary specialists, Dasypeltis scabra and Dasypeltis inornata.

Metabolic rate (MR) and digestive duration are thermally dependant, and energy usage changes as body temperature (Tb) changes. Increased Tb during digestion causes a rapid increase in VO2 and a shorter postprandial metabolic response known as specific dynamic action (SDA). SDA is the additional ener...

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Other Authors: Perrin, Michael R.
Language:en
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Dasypeltis spp. > South Africa.
Colubridae > Physiology.
Snakes > Food > South Africa.
Metabolism.
Digestion.
Snakes > Conservation > South Africa.
Theses > Zoology.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3560

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http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3560

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