How Gorged Gator Guts Digest Big, Bony Meals - UNews Archive
University of Utah biologist C. G. Farmer and colleagues have figured out how alligators digest such big — and often bony — meals: They divert blood away from the lungs and toward their stomach, which sharply increases the production of gastric acid needed for digestion.
Super-size me: Alligators reveal digestive trick - New Scientist
2008年2月6日 · Alligators can gulp down massive meals without ill-effects by shunting blood to their digestive systems and away from their lungs, suggests new research.
Structure and function of the esophagus of the American alligator
2005年8月15日 · Esophageal structure and function were studied in juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). The anatomy of alligators differs from humans in several important aspects: the crocodilian esophagus is more muscular and is composed entirely of smooth muscle.
Study shows how alligators digest heavy bones
2008年2月15日 · Higher levels of blood in the stomach spark an increase in gastric acid, speeding up the alligator’s capacity to digest the strong bones of its prey. Researchers have known for some time that crocodilians have this ability, but scientists were relatively unaware of how vital the process is to an alligator’s survival until Farmer’s study.
How Alligators Work - HowStuffWorks
An alligator can digest anything it swallows -- muscle, bone, cartilage, etc. are all digested completely. Alligators, being cold-blooded, do not have to eat very often. Once a week is a typical feeding schedule for alligators living in the wild.
Stomach anatomy of the American alligator (Alligator …
The difference in digestive physiology between members of the theropod and crocodile lineages, documented by fossil feces and gut contents, offers an opportunity to test these phyloge...
The alligator gut microbiome and implications for archosaur …
2013年10月7日 · Here, we expand the current knowledge of GI tract microbiomes from the semi-aquatic, predominantly freshwater American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), indigenous to the southeastern United States. From wild and farm-raised alligators from fasting and feeding seasons, we identify distinct bacterial communities partitioned as a function ...
Alligators and Crocodiles Have High Paracellular Absorption of ...
2015年6月9日 · To determine whether alligators and crocodiles have fundamental differences in their digestive systems that might affect their digestive function, we examined a series of indicators of digestive morphology and function, including the general morphology of the intestine, surface-area magnification and architecture of intestinal tissue, activity ...
Structure and function of the esophagus of the American alligator ...
2005年9月1日 · The American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, is an opportunistic carnivore that experiences an ontogenetic shift in food and feeding habits with an increase in body size.
Alligator - Wikipedia
The alligator has a similar digestive system to that of the crocodile, with minor differences in morphology and enzyme activity. [46] Alligators have a two-part stomach, with the first smaller portion containing gastroliths. It is believed this portion of the stomach serves a similar function as it does in the gizzard of some species of birds ...
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