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Phenotypic flexibility of digestive morphology and physiology of the South American omnivorous rodent Akodon azarae (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae).
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 Dec 2004
del Valle Juana C, López Mañanes Alejandra A, Busch Cristina
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We have determined the occurrence of responses at different levels (morphological, physiological and biochemical) in the omnivorous rodent Akodon azarae upon cold acclimation (15 degrees C). A short-term enhancement in food consumption appeared to account for the maintenance of both mass and body composition. At the morphological level, the main response was an increase in the dimensions of small intestine, which...
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