Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
The aim of this work was to study the short and long term influences of ascorbic acid on Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, if supplemented in their food. No differences regarding food intake were observed in the absence of vitamin C. On a daily basis, animals accustomed to food containing ascorbic acid pre...
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I28-R145-paper_15168913_v52_n3_p593_Alvarez_oai2020-10-19 Alvarez, M.R. Kravetz, F.O. 2009 The aim of this work was to study the short and long term influences of ascorbic acid on Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, if supplemented in their food. No differences regarding food intake were observed in the absence of vitamin C. On a daily basis, animals accustomed to food containing ascorbic acid prefered to continue eating the same food. Food preference in capybaras did not seem to depend on ascorbic acid availability; however, when accustomed to vitamin C, capybaras might recognize and select ascorbic acid in subsequent food. Mechanisms allowing capybaras to "evaluate" the nutritional quality of their food are discussed, as well as the adaptive value of this behavior in free ranging populations. © 2009 Tecpar. Fil:Kravetz, F.O. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15168913_v52_n3_p593_Alvarez info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Braz. Arch. Biol. Technol. 2009;52(3):593-600 Ecophysiology Feeding Foraging Hydrochoeridae Nutrition Vitamin C Animalia Hydrochaeridae Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=artiaex&d=paper_15168913_v52_n3_p593_Alvarez_oai |
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Ecophysiology Feeding Foraging Hydrochoeridae Nutrition Vitamin C Animalia Hydrochaeridae Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Alvarez, M.R. Kravetz, F.O. Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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Ecophysiology Feeding Foraging Hydrochoeridae Nutrition Vitamin C Animalia Hydrochaeridae Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris |
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The aim of this work was to study the short and long term influences of ascorbic acid on Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, if supplemented in their food. No differences regarding food intake were observed in the absence of vitamin C. On a daily basis, animals accustomed to food containing ascorbic acid prefered to continue eating the same food. Food preference in capybaras did not seem to depend on ascorbic acid availability; however, when accustomed to vitamin C, capybaras might recognize and select ascorbic acid in subsequent food. Mechanisms allowing capybaras to "evaluate" the nutritional quality of their food are discussed, as well as the adaptive value of this behavior in free ranging populations. © 2009 Tecpar. |
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Alvarez, M.R. Kravetz, F.O. |
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Alvarez, M.R. Kravetz, F.O. |
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Alvarez, M.R. |
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Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) |
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2009 |
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