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Feeding and Nutrition of Anteaters

dc.creatorValdes, Eduardo V.
dc.creatorBrenes Soto, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T13:55:10Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T13:55:10Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-02
dc.description.abstractThe superorder Xenarthra (former Edentata) is grouped into two orders, Cingulata (armadillos) and Pilosa (anteaters and sloths). These are special mammals that show unique traits: (1) the existence of secondary articulations called xenarthrales located between the lumbar vertebrae and the spinal column; (2) the presence of fused pelvic bones; and (3) very low metabolic rate and variable body temperatures, which allow xenarthrans to conserve energy. They are also highly specialized, but diverse in terms of dietary needs. Xenarthrans include strict folivores such as the three-toed sloth (Bradypodidae), omnivore-generalists such as the two-toed sloth (Choloepus spp.), specialized carnivores such as the giant anteater (Mymecophaga tridactyla), and the tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla, T. mexicana). Armadillos vary in their diet, with certain species feeding mainly on ants and termites but others, such as the common Dasypus novemcinctus, are omnivorous.es_ES
dc.description.procedenceUCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Agroalimentarias::Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal (CINA)es_ES
dc.description.procedenceUCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Ciencias Agroalimentarias::Facultad de Ciencias Agroalimentarias::Escuela de Zootecniaes_ES
dc.identifier.citationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781437719864000494es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/B978-1-4377-1986-4.00049-4
dc.identifier.isbn9781437719857
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10669/89097
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.sourceFowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 7 (pp. 378-383). Estados Unidos, Elsevieres_ES
dc.subjectAnteateres_ES
dc.subjectXenarthra pilosaes_ES
dc.subjectANIMAL NUTRITIONes_ES
dc.titleFeeding and Nutrition of Anteaterses_ES
dc.typecapítulo de libroes_ES

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