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Digestive Adaptations

Digestive Adaptations is a biological construct that refers to the structural, physiological, or functional modifications in the digestive system of an organism that enhance its ability to acquire, process, and absorb nutrients from specific diets or environments.

264

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13.4K

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793

Authors

333

Institutions

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2017–2026

36

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Publications

264

Morphology of the gastrointestinal tract in primates: Comparisons with other mammals in relation to diet

David J. Chivers, Claude Marcel Hladik · Journal of Morphology · 1980 · 588 citations · Full text

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Opposing Rainfall and Plant Nutritional Gradients Best Explain the Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti

Ricardo M. Holdø, Robert D. Holt, John M. Fryxell · The American Naturalist · 2009 · 276 citations

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Small bowel adaptation and its regulation.

Dowling Rh · PubMed · 1982 · 245 citations

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Ruminant-Like Digestion of the Langur Monkey

T. Bauchop, Richard W. Martucci · Science · 1968 · 213 citations

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Evolutionary adaptations of ruminants and their potential relevance for modern production systems

Ian D. Hume, Jürgen Hummel · animal · 2010 · 210 citations · Full text

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Authors

793

  1. WH
    William H. Karasov

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    12 publications · 990 citations

    12

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  2. TP
    Theunis Piersma

    Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands

    8 publications · 290 citations

    8

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  3. FB
    Francisco Bozinovic

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

    7 publications · 310 citations

    7

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  4. JA
    Jan A. van Gils

    Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands

    6 publications · 226 citations

    6

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  5. II
    Irrintzi Ibarrola

    University of the Basque Country, Spain

    5 publications · 178 citations

    5

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1–5 of 793

Institutions

333

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  2. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    365 citations

  3. University of Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    710 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    498 citations

  6. Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

    Den Burg, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    662 citations

  7. University of the Basque Country

    Leioa, Spain

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    684 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    801 citations

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Venues

  1. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

    PBZ · 10 publications · 565 citations

    10

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  2. Journal of Comparative Physiology B

    9 publications · 283 citations

    9

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  3. Oecologia

    6 publications · 371 citations

    6

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  4. Animal Feed Science and Technology

    6 publications · 297 citations

    6

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  5. Functional Ecology

    6 publications · 402 citations

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