title: Bradycardia in armadillos experimentally covered with soil.
abstract: Chaetophractus villosus is able to maintain efficient respiratory movements when its nostrils are experimentally covered with soil. Under these conditions, a progressive bradycardia develops. It would depend on hypothermia and asphyxia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Casanave
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García Samartino
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Affanni
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000502:physiology*; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D001831:Body Temperature; D006339:Heart Rate; D000860:Hypoxia; D007700:Kinetics; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012119:Respiration; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D010100:Oxygen