Sex differences in postprandial blood glucose and body surface temperature are contingent on flight in the fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx

The postprandial blood glucose level is very high for the body size in frugivorous bats. Like other homeotherms, bats release heat during digestion of dietary macronutrients. Despite males and females of the same species exhibiting different foraging behaviour, empirical support for sex differences...

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Main Authors: Venkatesh Nagarajan-Radha, Paramanantha Swami Doss Devaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2021-02-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/10/2/bio053926