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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/10/2/bio053926 |