Decrease of body temperature in armadillos experimentally covered by soil.
The armadillo Chaetophractus villosus does not stop breathing when experimentally covered with soil. Under that condition, there is a gradual but considerable drop in deep rectal temperature (TB): after 90 minutes, mean +/- SD = 1.7 +/- 0.4 degrees C (n = 8). As soon as the soil is removed and the animal breathes open air, TB gradually increases.
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Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000502:physiology*; D001831:Body Temperature; D005260:Female; D000860:Hypoxia; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012119:Respiration; D012987:Soil
D012987:Soil; D010100:Oxygen