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Sweating in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
Fecha
2001-12Registro en:
de Lamo, Daniel Alfredo; Lacolla, Daniel; Heath, James E; Sweating in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe); Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Thermal Biology; 26; 2; 12-2001; 77-83
0306-4565
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
de Lamo, Daniel Alfredo
Lacolla, Daniel
Heath, James E
Resumen
Sweat glands are present all over the skin, where sweat production varies from 4.98 to 73.36gm-2h-1 of skin. Ambient temperatures between 20 and 33°C are the main stimuli for activation of sweat glands, generating a heat loss ranging from 11.9 to 37% of standing basal metabolic rate. Respiratory water loss is not an important mechanism for heat dissipation. Water loss is controlled by postural changes in the guanaco.