دورية أكاديمية
Low energy reserves are associated with fasting susceptibility in Neotropical nectar bats Glossophaga soricina
| العنوان: | Low energy reserves are associated with fasting susceptibility in Neotropical nectar bats Glossophaga soricina |
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| المؤلفون: | T. S. Amaral, E. C. Pinheiro, M. B. Freitas, L. M. S. Aguiar |
| المصدر: | Brazilian Journal of Biology, Iss 0 (2018) |
| بيانات النشر: | Instituto Internacional de Ecologia, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Science LCC:Biology (General) LCC:Zoology LCC:Botany |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Chiroptera, glicose sanguínea, glicogênio, lipídios, jejum, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Zoology, QL1-991, Botany, QK1-989 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Neotropical nectar-feeding bats consume large amounts of sugar and use most of their energy-rich diet directly from the bloodstream, suggesting an adaptation towards lower body energy reserves. Here we tested the hypothesis that bats Glossophaga soricina spare the energy costs of storing energy reserves, even if this would represent a risky susceptibility during fasting. Blood glucose concentrations in 18 h fasted bats showed a 40% decrease. Breast muscle and adipose tissue lipids, as well as carcass fatty acids and liver glycogen, were also decreased following fasting. The inability to keep normoglycemia following a short-term fasting (i.e. 28 h) confirm that nectar bats invest little on storing energy reserves and show a severe fasting susceptibility associated to this pattern. Our study also support the general hypothesis that evolutionary specializations towards nectar diets involve adaptations to allow a decreased body mass, which reduces the energy costs of flight while increases foraging time. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1678-4375 1519-6984 |
| العلاقة: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005021102&lng=en&tlng=enTest; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-4375Test |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1519-6984.169674 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/2f5896278b214e6bbff44dbe2820c5cdTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.2f5896278b214e6bbff44dbe2820c5cd |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 16784375 15196984 |
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| DOI: | 10.1590/1519-6984.169674 |