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A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)

The scientific literature on giant anteaters states that the animal sleeps with its tail folded over its body to conserve body temperature. However, observations of this species in natural habitats indicate variations in this behavior, depending on the ambient temperature.

Main Authors: Medri, Ísis Meri, Mourão, Guilherme
Format: Artigo
Language: English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2017
Subjects:
Ambient temperature
body temperature
Pantanal
temperatura ambiente
temperatura corporal
Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/26385
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spelling ir-10482-263852019-03-28T14:05:59Z A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae) Breve nota sobre hábitos de dormir do tamanduá-bandeira - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae) Medri, Ísis Meri Mourão, Guilherme Ambient temperature body temperature Pantanal Pantanal temperatura ambiente temperatura corporal The scientific literature on giant anteaters states that the animal sleeps with its tail folded over its body to conserve body temperature. However, observations of this species in natural habitats indicate variations in this behavior, depending on the ambient temperature. A literatura científica sobre tamanduá-bandeira afirma que o animal dorme com sua cauda dobrada sobre o corpo para conservar a temperatura corporal. Entretanto, observações desta espécie em hábitats naturais indicam variações neste comportamento, dependendo da temperatura ambiente. 2017-12-07T04:42:17Z 2017-12-07T04:42:17Z 2005 Artigo Rev. Bras. Zool.,v.22,n.4,p.1213-1215,2005 0101-8175 http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/26385 10.1590/S0101-81752005000400061 en Acesso Aberto application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752005000400061&lng=en&nrm=iso http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-81752005000400061&lng=en&nrm=iso http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S0101-81752005000400061&lng=en&nrm=iso
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collection REPOSITORIO UNB
language English
topic Ambient temperature
body temperature
Pantanal
Pantanal
temperatura ambiente
temperatura corporal
spellingShingle Ambient temperature
body temperature
Pantanal
Pantanal
temperatura ambiente
temperatura corporal
Medri, Ísis Meri
Mourão, Guilherme
A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)
description The scientific literature on giant anteaters states that the animal sleeps with its tail folded over its body to conserve body temperature. However, observations of this species in natural habitats indicate variations in this behavior, depending on the ambient temperature.
format Artigo
author Medri, Ísis Meri
Mourão, Guilherme
author_sort Medri, Ísis Meri
title A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)
title_short A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)
title_full A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)
title_fullStr A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)
title_full_unstemmed A brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae)
title_sort brief note on the sleeping habits of the giant anteater - myrmecophaga tridactyla linnaeus (xenarthra, myrmecophagidae)
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
publishDate 2017
url http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/26385
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