Sweating in the guanaco ( Lama guanicoe)

Sweating in the guanaco ( Lama guanicoe)

Sweat glands are present all over the skin, where sweat production varies from 4.98 to 73.36 g m −2 h −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. Respirator...

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Published in:Journal of thermal biology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 77 - 83
Main Authors: de Lamo, Daniel A, Lacolla, Daniel, Heath, James E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2001
Subjects:
Argentina
Guanaco
Patagonia
Sweat glands
Thermal stress
Thermoregulation
Thermal stress
Thermoregulation
Guanaco
Argentina
Sweat glands
Patagonia
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Summary:Sweat glands are present all over the skin, where sweat production varies from 4.98 to 73.36 g m −2 h −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.
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ISSN:0306-4565
1879-0992
DOI:10.1016/S0306-4565(00)00014-0