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Blanco MB, Dausmann KH, Faherty SL, Yoder AD. Tropical heterothermy is “cool”: The expression of daily torpor and hibernation in primates. Evol Anthropol 2018; 27:147-161. [DOI: 10.1002/evan.21588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Duke Lemur Center; Durham North Carolina
- Department of Biology; Duke University; Durham North Carolina
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CABANA F, DIERENFELD ES, Wirdateti, DONATI G, NEKARIS KAI. Exploiting a readily available but hard to digest resource: A review of exudativorous mammals identified thus far and how they cope in captivity. Integr Zool 2018; 13:94-111. [DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Francis CABANA
- Wildlife Nutrition CentreWildlife Reserves Singapore
- Nocturnal Primate Research GroupOxford Brookes University Oxford UK
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- Zoological DivisionIndonesian Institute of Science Cibinong Indonesia
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- Nocturnal Primate Research GroupOxford Brookes University Oxford UK
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- Nocturnal Primate Research GroupOxford Brookes University Oxford UK
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Cabana F, Dierenfeld E, Wirdateti W, Donati G, Nekaris KAI. Slow Lorises (Nycticebus spp.) Really Are Slow: a Study of Food Passage Rates. INT J PRIMATOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-017-9986-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Genoud M, Isler K, Martin RD. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2017; 93:404-438. [PMID: 28752629 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Basal rate of metabolism (BMR) is a physiological parameter that should be measured under strictly defined experimental conditions. In comparative analyses among mammals BMR is widely used as an index of the intensity of the metabolic machinery or as a proxy for energy expenditure. Many databases with BMR values for mammals are available, but the criteria used to select metabolic data as BMR estimates have often varied and the potential effect of this variability has rarely been questioned. We provide a new, expanded BMR database reflecting compliance with standard criteria (resting, postabsorptive state; thermal neutrality; adult, non-reproductive status for females) and examine potential effects of differential selectivity on the results of comparative analyses. The database includes 1739 different entries for 817 species of mammals, compiled from the original sources. It provides information permitting assessment of the validity of each estimate and presents the value closest to a proper BMR for each entry. Using different selection criteria, several alternative data sets were extracted and used in comparative analyses of (i) the scaling of BMR to body mass and (ii) the relationship between brain mass and BMR. It was expected that results would be especially dependent on selection criteria with small sample sizes and with relatively weak relationships. Phylogenetically informed regression (phylogenetic generalized least squares, PGLS) was applied to the alternative data sets for several different clades (Mammalia, Eutheria, Metatheria, or individual orders). For Mammalia, a 'subsampling procedure' was also applied, in which random subsamples of different sample sizes were taken from each original data set and successively analysed. In each case, two data sets with identical sample size and species, but comprising BMR data with different degrees of reliability, were compared. Selection criteria had minor effects on scaling equations computed for large clades (Mammalia, Eutheria, Metatheria), although less-reliable estimates of BMR were generally about 12-20% larger than more-reliable ones. Larger effects were found with more-limited clades, such as sciuromorph rodents. For the relationship between BMR and brain mass the results of comparative analyses were found to depend strongly on the data set used, especially with more-limited, order-level clades. In fact, with small sample sizes (e.g. <100) results often appeared erratic. Subsampling revealed that sample size has a non-linear effect on the probability of a zero slope for a given relationship. Depending on the species included, results could differ dramatically, especially with small sample sizes. Overall, our findings indicate a need for due diligence when selecting BMR estimates and caution regarding results (even if seemingly significant) with small sample sizes.
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- Michel Genoud
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Division of Conservation Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Bern, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Zürich-Irchel, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Integrative Research Center, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, 60605-2496, U.S.A.,Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zürich-Irchel, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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Thompson CL, Williams SH, Glander KE, Vinyard CJ. Measuring Microhabitat Temperature in Arboreal Primates: A Comparison of On-Animal and Stationary Approaches. INT J PRIMATOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-016-9917-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hibernation in the pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus): multiday torpor in primates is not restricted to Madagascar. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17392. [PMID: 26633602 PMCID: PMC4668838 DOI: 10.1038/srep17392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Hibernation and short daily torpor are states of energy conservation with reduced metabolism and body temperature. Both hibernation, also called multiday torpor, and daily torpor are common among mammals and occur in at least 11 orders. Within the primates, there is a peculiar situation, because to date torpor has been almost exclusively reported for Malagasy lemurs. The single exception is the African lesser bushbaby, which is capable of daily torpor, but uses it only under extremely adverse conditions. For true hibernation, the geographical restriction was absolute. No primate outside of Madagascar was previously known to hibernate. Since hibernation is commonly viewed as an ancient, plesiomorphic trait, theoretically this could mean that hibernation as an overwintering strategy was lost in all other primates in mainland Africa, Asia, and the Americas. However, we hypothesized that a good candidate species for the use of hibernation, outside of Madagascar should be the pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus), a small primate inhabiting tropical forests. Here, we show that pygmy slow lorises exposed to natural climatic conditions in northern Vietnam during winter indeed undergo torpor lasting up to 63 h, that is, hibernation. Thus, hibernation has been retained in at least one primate outside of Madagascar.
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Thompson CL, Williams SH, Glander KE, Teaford MF, Vinyard CJ. Body temperature and thermal environment in a generalized arboreal anthropoid, wild mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2014; 154:1-10. [PMID: 24610247 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Free-ranging primates are confronted with the challenge of maintaining an optimal range of body temperatures within a thermally dynamic environment that changes daily, seasonally, and annually. While many laboratory studies have been conducted on primate thermoregulation, we know comparatively little about the thermal pressures primates face in their natural, evolutionarily relevant environment. Such knowledge is critical to understanding the evolution of thermal adaptations in primates and for comparative evaluation of humans' unique thermal adaptations. We examined temperature and thermal environment in free-ranging, mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in a tropical dry forest in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We recorded subcutaneous (Tsc ) and near-animal ambient temperatures (Ta ) from 11 animals over 1586.5 sample hours during wet and dry seasons. Howlers displayed considerable variation in Tsc , which was largely attributable to circadian effects. Despite significant seasonal changes in the ambient thermal environment, howlers showed relatively little evidence for seasonal changes in Tsc . Howlers experienced warm thermal conditions which led to body cooling relative to the environment, and plateaus in Tsc at increasingly warm Ta . They also frequently faced cool thermal conditions (Ta < Tsc ) in which Tsc was markedly elevated compared with Ta . These data add to a growing body of evidence that non-human primates have more labile body temperatures than humans. Our data additionally support a hypothesis that, despite inhabiting a dry tropical environment, howling monkeys experience both warm and cool thermal pressures. This suggests that thermal challenges may be more prevalent for primates than previously thought, even for species living in nonextreme thermal environments.
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- Cynthia L Thompson
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
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- K. H. Dausmann
- Department of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Biocentre Grindel; University of Hamburg; Hamburg Germany
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Starr C, Nekaris KAI, Leung L. Hiding from the moonlight: luminosity and temperature affect activity of Asian nocturnal primates in a highly seasonal forest. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36396. [PMID: 22558461 PMCID: PMC3338665 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The effect of moonlight and temperature on activity of slow lorises was previously little known and this knowledge might be useful for understanding many aspects of their behavioural ecology, and developing strategies to monitor and protect populations. In this study we aimed to determine if the activity of the pygmy loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) is affected by ambient temperature and/or moonlight in a mixed deciduous forest. We radio-collared five females and five males in the Seima Protection Forest, Cambodia, in February to May, 2008 and January to March, 2009 and recorded their behaviour at 5 minutes intervals, totalling 2736 observations. We classified each observation as either inactive (sleeping or alert) or active behaviour (travel, feeding, grooming, or others). Moon luminosity (bright/dark) and ambient temperature were recorded for each observation. The response variable, activity, was binary (active or inactive), and a logit link function was used. Ambient temperature alone did not significantly affect mean activity. Although mean activity was significantly affected by moonlight, the interaction between moonlight and temperature was also significant: on bright nights, studied animals were increasingly more active with higher temperature; and on dark nights they were consistently active regardless of temperature. The most plausible explanation is that on bright cold nights the combined risk of being seen and attacked by predators and heat loss outweigh the benefit of active behaviours.
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- Carly Starr
- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia.
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Sato H. Diurnal resting in brown lemurs in a dry deciduous forest, northwestern Madagascar: implications for seasonal thermoregulation. Primates 2012; 53:255-63. [PMID: 22388421 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-012-0301-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Decreased activity has been reported in both nocturnal and diurnal primates during the prolonged dry season in western Madagascar, and this has been interpreted as a reaction to the severe environment, with its food scarcity and/or thermal stress. Several day-active lemurs rest more as trees defoliate, although the reason for this is unclear. To understand the mechanism underpinning the diurnal resting of lemurs in seasonal deciduous forests, I observed common brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus fulvus) for one year in Ankarafantsika National Park, northwestern Madagascar. In Ankarafantsika, despite high fruit availability during the dry season, brown lemurs are known to engage in diurnal resting. To examine the effects of thermal factors and defoliation on lemur inactivity, I recorded the activity of a troop at 1 min intervals, hourly ambient temperature, daily rainfall, and weather during observations (06:00-18:00). I quantified the amount of leaves biweekly for 680 trees. I tested correlations between percentages of resting time and each factor across hours during the day and across seasons. During the rainy season, resting time did not differ between sunny and cloudy days, and lemurs were active throughout the daytime. At the hourly level during the dry season, lemurs rested exclusively at midday, apparently at peak sunlight intensity rather than at peak ambient temperature. At seasonal level, percentages of total resting time from 08:00 to 16:00 were greater during dry season (81.9%) than during rainy season (62.6%), and percentages increased as ambient temperatures increased. Defoliation was related to seasonal decrease in weekly rainfall, which served as an index of water retained in the forest. Defoliation probably reflected aridification as well as the penetration of sunlight into the forest. Diurnal resting increased as both the amount of leaves and weekly rainfall decreased seasonally. These results suggest that heat stress under dry conditions may promote resting. Diurnal resting may function as behavioral thermoregulation to avoid overheating and to minimize water loss via excessive evaporative respiration.
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- Hiroki Sato
- Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, 46 Yoshida-Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Lovegrove BG. The evolution of endothermy in Cenozoic mammals: a plesiomorphic-apomorphic continuum. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2011; 87:128-62. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2011.00188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Xiao C, Wang Z, Zhu W, Chu Y, Liu C, Jia T, Meng L, Cai J. Energy metabolism and thermoregulation in pygmy lorises (Nycticebus pygmaeus) from Yunnan Daweishan Nature Reserve. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chnaes.2010.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rymer TL, Kinahan AA, Pillay N. Fur characteristics of the African ice rat Otomys sloggetti robertsi: Modifications for an alpine existence. J Therm Biol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wiens F, Zitzmann A, Hussein NA. FAST FOOD FOR SLOW LORISES: IS LOW METABOLISM RELATED TO SECONDARY COMPOUNDS IN HIGH-ENERGY PLANT DIET? J Mammal 2006. [DOI: 10.1644/06-mamm-a-007r1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Power ML, Tardif SD, Power RA, Layne DG. Resting energy metabolism of Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii) is similar to that of other callitrichids. Am J Primatol 2003; 60:57-67. [PMID: 12784286 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.10078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The resting metabolic rates (RMRs) of six adult Goeldi's monkeys (Callimico goeldii) were measured using standard methods of open circuit respirometry during both the active (daytime) and inactive (nighttime) circadian phases for this species. One subject was measured both while she was pregnant and after she delivered a full-term, stillborn infant. Inactive-phase RMR within thermal neutrality (above 27.5 degrees C) averaged 288.5 +/- 30.8 ml O2/hr; active-phase RMR within thermal neutrality averaged 416.3 +/- 60.9 ml O2/hr. These values are 74.6% and 107.6%, respectively, of the mammalian expected for animals of this body mass. During the inactive phase, metabolic rate increased an estimated 4.3% for every degree decline in temperature below 27.5 degrees C. The RMR in Goeldi's monkey is similar quantitatively and qualitatively to those of other captive callitrichids that have been studied, with active-phase RMR being at or slightly above the mammalian expected, and inactive-phase RMR being significantly reduced. We propose that this circadian pattern of RMR is a consequence of small body size, and is not a specific metabolic adaptation within the Callitrichidae. Thus we predict that metabolic studies measuring both circadian phases in other small primates will also find this pattern of reduced RMR during the inactive phase. The inactive-phase RMR within thermal neutrality of the pregnant female was not different from that measured after the stillbirth, despite an almost 15% difference in body mass. During pregnancy, however, the female was more metabolically responsive to temperature below thermal neutrality, and had a lower upper critical temperature (i.e., was less tolerant of heat).
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- Michael L Power
- Department of Conservation Biology, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia 20008, USA.
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Génin F, Nibbelink M, Galand M, Perret M, Ambid L. Brown fat and nonshivering thermogenesis in the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2003; 284:R811-8. [PMID: 12446279 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00525.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The gray mouse lemur Microcebus murinus is a rare example of a primate exhibiting daily torpor. In captive animals, we examined the metabolic rate during arousal from torpor and showed that this process involved nonshivering thermogenesis (NST). Under thermoneutrality (28 degrees C), warming-up from daily torpor (body temperature <33 degrees C) involved a rapid (<5 min) increase of O(2) consumption that was proportional to the depth of torpor (n = 8). The injection of a beta-adrenergic agonist (isoproterenol) known to elicit NST induced a dose-dependent increase in metabolic rate (n = 8). Moreover, maximum thermogenesis was increased by cold exposure. For the first time in this species, anatomic and histological examination using an antibody against uncoupling protein (UCP) specifically demonstrated the presence of brown fat. With the use of Western blotting with the same antibody, we showed a likely increase in UCP expression after cold exposure, suggesting that NST is also used to survive low ambient temperatures in this tropical species.
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- F Génin
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherches 8571, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Générale, F-91800 Brunoy, France.
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Radespiel U, Zimmermann E. Female dominance in captive gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus). Am J Primatol 2001; 54:181-92. [PMID: 11468749 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Female dominance or female feeding priority seem to be characteristic for many lemur species, but are rare traits in other primates and mammals in general. The nocturnal lemur species, however, are underrepresented in the quantitative studies on social dominance. The aim of this study is to investigate the pattern of intersexual dominance relationships in the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), a species that is generally thought to possess a number of ancestral lemur traits. The context, distribution, and outcome of intersexual conflicts are analyzed in four captive groups of gray mouse lemurs. Intersexual conflicts occurred in the study groups in different behavioral contexts and were mostly spatial interactions (chasing/fleeing, approach/avoidance). The majority of conflicts were decided, and were in all but one case won by females. This is the first evidence suggesting unconditional female dominance in a cheirogaleid primate. The existence of female dominance in most families of the Lemuriformes suggests it is an ancient trait that evolved in their common ancestor.
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- U Radespiel
- Institute of Zoology, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Rate of metabolism was measured with six adult pygmy marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea) at regulated ambient temperatures ranging between 20 degrees C and 35 degrees C. A novel combined nest box and metabolic chamber was designed to allow nighttime measurements on immobile animals in their home cage without disturbance. The basal rate of metabolism (BMR) was 98 ml O2 h-1, representing 74% of the value expected from the equation of McNab [Quarterly Review of Biology 63:25-54, 1988] relative to body mass. The thermoneutral zone was approximately 27-34 degrees C. Below the lower critical temperature (27-28 degrees C), thermal conductance (12.9 ml O2 h-1 degree C-1) was close to the predicted value. Body temperature ranged between 34.9 degrees C and 35.5 degrees C at night. When two animals rested together overnight in the nest box, the lower critical temperature was slightly lowered, and individual energy expenditure at 20-21 degrees C was reduced by about 34%. The basal rate of metabolism of C. pygmaea is much lower than reported in an earlier study based on daytime measurements but agrees with values reported from a more recent study conducted at night with a classical metabolic chamber. In order to compare the BMR of C. pygmaea with that of other primates, 23 species were included in a comparative study taking into account both phylogeny and body mass (independent contrasts approach). The scaling exponent of BMR to body mass obtained was indistinguishable from that published for eutherian mammals in general. Cebuella and Callithrix exhibit the lowest basal rates known for simians. This trait may possibly be linked to the natural diet, which includes a large proportion of gums that are difficult to digest, but additional metabolic studies on primates are needed for further examination of its adaptive significance.
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- M Genoud
- Institut de zoologie et d'écologie animale, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Perret M, Aujard F, Vannier G. Influence of daylength on metabolic rate and daily water loss in the male prosimian primate Microcebus murinus. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 1998; 119:981-9. [PMID: 9773491 DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(98)00015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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In its natural habitat, Microcebus murinus, a small malagasy prosimian primate, is exposed to seasonal shortage of water and resources. During the winter dry season, animals enter a pronounced fattening period with concurrent decrease in behavioural/physiological activities, whereas the breeding season is restricted to the rainy summer months. To determine the role of daylength on metabolic rate and water loss in this nocturnal primate, we measured body mass, oxygen consumption at 25 degrees C (RMR), circadian water loss through urine output (UO) and evaporation (EWL) in eight males exposed to either short days (8L:16D SD) or long days (14L:10D LD), under controlled captive conditions. Exposure to SD led to a ponderal increase (maximal body mass: 125 +/- 4 g, N = 8), and to significant changes in RMR and water loss, both reaching lowest values after 3 months under SD (0.84 +/- 0.04 ml O2 h-1 g-1 and 38 +/- 0.3 mg H2O g-1 day-1, respectively). Following exposure to LD, body mass decreased to 77 +/- 3 g (N = 8), whereas both RMR and water loss, mainly through EWL, significantly increased (P < 0.001), the highest value occurring after 2 months (1.51 +/- 0.08 ml O2 h-1 g-1 and 87 +/- 7 mgH2O g-1 day-1, respectively). Moreover, independent of daylength, circadian changes in EWL were characterized by significantly reduced values during the diurnal rest. The results demonstrate that daylength variations affect the physiology of this tropical primate, allowing anticipatory adaptation to seasonal environmental constraints.
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- M Perret
- URA 1183 CNRS-MNHN, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Générale, Brunoy, France.
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Sarmiento EE. Cautious climbing and folivory: a model of hominoid differentation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02438967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Leonard WR, Robertson ML. Nutritional requirements and human evolution: A bioenergetics model. Am J Hum Biol 1992; 4:179-195. [DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.1310040204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/1991] [Accepted: 07/17/1991] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Silanikove N. Interrelationships between water, food and digestible energy intake in desert and temperate goats. Appetite 1989; 12:163-70. [PMID: 2774550 DOI: 10.1016/0195-6663(89)90114-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Intra- and interspecific relationships between energy intake and digestible energy intake (DEI) and water turnover (WTO) in Black Bedouin and temperate (Swiss Saanen) goats were analyzed. Available data from other species of mammals were also evaluated. A highly significant linear relationship between WTO and DEI holds within breeds of goats under different levels of DEI and between breeds which vary considerably in their body weight and metabolic expenditure (WTO ml/kg per day = -5.4 + 0.911 DEI kcal/kg per day, n = 34, r2 = 0.99, Sb = 0.057). In lactating goats the relation between WTO rate (minus water secreted in milk) and DEI is the same as that measured in non-lactating ones. Mammals with quite a different body weight have the same WTO per unit of metabolism--about 1 mol of water per 5 mol of oxygen--although their absolute turnover is very different. Furthermore, the above relationship is similar to the relationship between WTO:DEI found in goats here. (WTO ml/kg per day = 5.8 + 0.849 x kcal/kg per day, n = 8, r2 = 0.99, Sb = 0.030, where x is the caloric equivalent of oxygen consumption.
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- N Silanikove
- Department of Zoology, University of Tel Aviv, Israel
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Rasmussen DT, Izard MK. Scaling of growth and life history traits relative to body size, brain size, and metabolic rate in lorises and galagos (Lorisidae, primates). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1988; 75:357-67. [PMID: 3364547 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330750307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A broad range of variation in body size, brain size, and metabolic rate occurs within the primate family Lorisidae, thus providing an opportunity to examine the relationship of these three parameters to variation in growth and life history traits. Data on adult body weight, gestation length, lactation length, age at first estrus, litter size, and growth parameters were collected from a captive colony of four lorisid species, Loris tardigradus, Nycticebus coucang, Galago crassicaudatus, and G. senegalensis. The data presented here constitute the most complete life history information available for these poorly understood prosimian species. Correlation and allometric analyses were performed to determine the relationships between variables. Among the lorisids studied, adult body weight, adult cranial capacity, and relative cranial capacity did not predict variation in life history traits. Adult basal metabolic rate predicted most of the variability in gestation length, lactation length, and growth parameters. Lorisines differ from similarly sized galagines in having lower basal metabolic rates, slower growth rates, slower developmental rates, and smaller litter sizes, resulting in reduced reproductive potential. This may be a consequence of lorisine adaptation to a diet of toxic insects. Metabolic rate and diet may be among the most important parameters to examine in any study of life history evolution.
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- D T Rasmussen
- Duke University Primate Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Kurland JA, Pearson JD. Ecological significance of hypometabolism in nonhuman primates: allometry, adaptation, and deviant diets. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1986; 71:445-57. [PMID: 3812660 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330710408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The "Kleiber relationship" describes the interspecific allometry between body size and metabolism. Like other allometric relationships, the Kleiber relationship not only summarizes scaling effects across species but also provides a standard by which species can be compared. One well-noted deviation from the Kleiber relationship is "hypometabolism": metabolic rates below that expected for a given size. It has been suggested in the literature that hypometabolism may be a primitive mammalian trait, a thermoregulatory adaptation, an adaptation to arboreal folivory, or an adaptation to a diet that is deviant for body size. Data on primate physiology and behavior are used to evaluate these hypotheses. Only the deviant-diet hypothesis is supported by the data on nonhuman primates. Indeed, the Jarman-Bell relationship, which is the basis for this hypothesis, provides a more coherent explanation of correlated features of animal physiology and behavior than do the alternative models. Hypometabolism may be an energy-conserving adaptation to a variety of nutritional stresses. The present analysis underscores the point that metabolic rate, like foraging behavior, should be thought of as evolutionarily labile.
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Lozeman FJ, Milligan LP. The effect of lumen conditions on oxygen uptake in perfused omasal laminae. Br J Nutr 1985; 53:311-22. [PMID: 4063276 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19850039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The vascular anatomy of the bovine omasal lamina permitted perfusion of a discrete area of the tissue. As occurs in vivo, oxygen was provided through the vascular system, while the luminal sides of the tissue could be kept in an anaerobic environment, thus allowing study of foregut tissue metabolism under physiologically realistic conditions. O2 consumption of perfused leaves in the presence of anaerobic buffer was 64.9 and 73.5 nmol O2/mg dry weight per h in Expts 1 and 2 respectively, and was elevated (P less than 0.05) when the lumen side of the tissue was exposed to an atmosphere of nitrogen gas. In Expt 1, the rate of O2 consumption was increased (P less than 0.01) by 35% as a result of suspension of a boiled preparation of rumen micro-organisms and particles (less than 1 mm) in the anaerobic lumen buffer. Replacement of the boiled preparation with an unboiled suspension increased O2 consumption further by 11%, but this was not statistically significant (P greater than 0.05). In Expt 2, sequential addition of the following substrates or preparations to the lumen chambers all resulted in stepwise increases (P less than 0.05) in O2 consumption; 8 mM-butyrate, boiled rumen micro-organisms and particles and, finally, unboiled rumen micro-organisms and particles. Identities of the heat-labile and heat-stable components of the microbial and particle suspensions that caused enhancement of O2 removal across the perfused tissue are discussed.
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Armstrong E. Relative brain size in monkeys and prosimians. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1985; 66:263-73. [PMID: 3920917 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330660303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Prosimians have smaller brains relative to their body sizes than do monkeys. Brain and body weights, however, are associated not only on the basis of the brain integrating sensorimotor functions, but also on the basis of the body's requirement to support the energetic needs of the brain. Prosimians differ from monkeys in that they have lower rates of oxygen turnover. When body size is adjusted for its rate of oxygen turnover, monkeys and prosimians have equivalent relative brain sizes. A consideration of the brain's energy requirements helps to clarify brain-body relationships.
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Hayssen V, Lacy RC. Basal metabolic rates in mammals: taxonomic differences in the allometry of BMR and body mass. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. A, COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 1985; 81:741-54. [PMID: 2863065 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(85)90904-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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No single equation adequately describes the allometric relation between body mass and BMR for mammals. Least squares regression of log-transformed data for 248 eutherian species results in a line with a slope (-0.30) significantly different from that of Kleiber's line (-0.25). Interordinal comparisons of least squares regressions of log-transformed BMR and mass suggest that the Insectivora have a significantly steeper slope to their allometric relationship than do most other orders, while the non-insectivore orders are statistically homogeneous with respect to slope. With respect to elevation, Edentata have the lowest BMRs; Marsupialia, Primates and Chiroptera are indistinguishable from each other but above the edentates; Primates, Chiroptera, Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Carnivora form the next highest homogeneous grouping; and Artiodactyla have the highest BMRs, significantly greater than all but Lagomorpha and Carnivora. Analysis of intraordinal variation within the Rodentia suggests significant heterogeneity among families in BMR-mass allometry.
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Müller EF. Basal metabolic rates in primates--the possible role of phylogenetic and ecological factors. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. A, COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 1985; 81:707-11. [PMID: 2863063 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(85)90902-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Müller EF, Kamau JM, Maloiy GM. A comparative study of basal metabolism and thermoregulation in a folivorous (Colobus guereza) and an omnivorous (Cercopithecus mitis) primate species. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. A, COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 1983; 74:319-22. [PMID: 6131775 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90608-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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1. Abdominal temperatures (Tab) and oxygen consumption (VO2) were measured in two males each of colobus and Sykes monkeys. 2. Tab in both species had the same range (36 38.5 C), but there were marked differences in the daily rhythms. 3. Low ambient temperatures (Ta) had little effect on Tab; at Ta = 33.5 35.5 C. however, Tab rose quickly to above 40 C. 4. The thermoneutral zone (TNZ) extended from about 5 to 28 C in both species. 5. In the colobus monkeys the basal metabolic rate (BMR) was considerably lower than in the Sykes monkeys: 85% vs 113% of the value predicted from body mass.
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Oxygen consumption and torpor in the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius): Rethinking prosimian metabolism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(81)90367-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Turnover and total body water in macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and gibbon (Hylobates lar). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(81)90391-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Thermal conductance in mammals and birds: Its dependence on body size and crcadian phase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(81)90145-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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O2-uptake, thermoregulation and heart rate in the springhare (Pedetes capensis). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1979. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00691464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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