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Feeding[edit]
Aardvarks shift their circadian rhythms to more diurnal activity patterns in response to a reduced food supply. This survival tactic may signify an increased risk of imminent mortality. [1]
Conservation[edit]
Recent research suggests that aardvarks may be particularly vulnerable to alterations in temperature caused by climate change. Droughts negatively impact the availability of termites and ants, which comprise the bulk of an aardvark's diet. [3] Nocturnal species faced with resource scarcity may increase their diurnal activity to spare the energy costs of staying warm at night, but this comes at the cost of withstanding high temperatures during the day. A study on aardvarks in the Kalahari saw that five out of six aardvarks being studied perished following a drought. [4] Aardvarks that survive droughts can take long periods of time to regain health and optimal thermoregulatory physiology, reducing the reproductive potential of the species.
References
- ^ Weyer, Nora Marie; Fuller, Andrea; Haw, Anna Jean; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Mitchell, Duncan; Picker, Mike; Rey, Benjamin; Hetem, Robyn Sheila (2020-07-07). "Increased Diurnal Activity Is Indicative of Energy Deficit in a Nocturnal Mammal, the Aardvark". Frontiers in Physiology. 11: 637. doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00637. ISSN 1664-042X. PMC 7358442. PMID 32733261.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Weyer, Nora Marie; Fuller, Andrea; Haw, Anna Jean; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Mitchell, Duncan; Picker, Mike; Rey, Benjamin; Hetem, Robyn Sheila (2020). "Increased Diurnal Activity Is Indicative of Energy Deficit in a Nocturnal Mammal, the Aardvark". Frontiers in Physiology. 11. doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00637/full. ISSN 1664-042X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ MELTON, DEREK A. (1976-06). "The biology of aardvark (Tubulidentata-Orycteropodidae)". Mammal Review. 6 (2): 75–88. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1976.tb00204.x. ISSN 0305-1838.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Rey, Benjamin; Fuller, Andrea; Mitchell, Duncan; Meyer, Leith C. R.; Hetem, Robyn S. (2017-07-31). "Drought-induced starvation of aardvarks in the Kalahari: an indirect effect of climate change". Biology Letters. 13 (7): 20170301. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0301. PMC 5543026. PMID 28724691.
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