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. 2001 Apr;26(2):77-83.
doi: 10.1016/s0306-4565(00)00014-0.

Sweating in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe)

D A. de Lamo  1 , D Lacolla, J E. Heath
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Sweating in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe)

D A. de Lamo et al. J Therm Biol. 2001 Apr.

Abstract

Sweat glands are present all over the skin, where sweat production varies from 4.98 to 73.36gm(-2)h(-1) of skin. Ambient temperatures between 20 and 33 degrees 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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