Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats
Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats
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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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Active flight requires the ability to efficiently fuel bursts of costly locomotion while maximizing energy conservation during non-flying times. We took a multi-faceted approach to estimate how fruit-eating bats (
) manage a high-energy lifestyle fueled primarily by fig juice. Miniaturized heart rate telemetry shows that they use a novel, cyclic...
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Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a3b4aa32f8cf471f9a40936fdade0454
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a3b4aa32f8cf471f9a40936fdade0454
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.26686
