Physiological flexibility of free-living Aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) in response to environmental fluctuations
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A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Johannesburg, South Africa June 2018.
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Similar findings were reported for aardvarks in the Kalahari; when drought conditions reduced grass, the availability of termites (Hodotermes mossambicus) decreased, and aardvarks exhibited greater amplitudes of the 24-h rhythm of body temperature.
“Similar findings were reported for aardvarks in the Kalahari; when drought conditions reduced grass, the availability of termites (Hodotermes mossambicus) decreased (Weyer, 2018), and aardvarks, which also obtain water from food, exhibited greater amplitudes of the 24-h rhythm of body temperature (Weyer et al., 2020).”
From Temminck’s pangolins relax the precision of body temperature regulation when resources are scarce in a semi-arid environment (2023) · cites this paper as Weyer, 2018
Temminck's pangolins occur in the same environment as aardvarks and have a similar diet.
“Temminck’s pangolins occur in the same environment as aardvarks and have a similar diet (Weyer, 2018; Panaino et al., 2022), but their shallower foraging habits may make them vulnerable to fluctuations in food availability.”
From Temminck’s pangolins relax the precision of body temperature regulation when resources are scarce in a semi-arid environment (2023) · cites this paper as Weyer, 2018
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- Authors
- Weyer, N. M.
- Corresponding author
- Weyer, Nora Marie
- ORCID
- Weyer, Nora Marie
- Venue
- Unpublished
- Publisher
- Unpublished
- Published
- 2018
- OpenAlex
- W3210702818
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Keywords
- aardvark, Orycteropus afer, physiological flexibility, environmental variability, thermoregulation
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