Effect of Changes in Behaviour on the Heart Rate and its Diurnal Variation in a Male and a Female Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
Heart rate (HR) is related to the physiological state of most of vertebrates, e.g. the level of metabolism, motion or stress. In previous reports, the HR of eland was measured during sedation and general anaesthesia. Therefore, we wanted to evaluate HR in alert eland with emphasis on variations by d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2013-03-01
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Series: | Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2013-0005 |