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| Title |
Low energy reserves are associated with fasting susceptibility in Neotropical nectar bats Glossophaga soricina
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| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Biology, April 2019
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| DOI | 10.1590/1519-6984.169674 |
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| Authors |
T. S. Amaral, E. C. Pinheiro, M. B. Freitas, L. M. S. Aguiar |
| 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. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 23 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 22% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 35% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 9% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 22% |