Field evidence for a proximate role of food shortage in the regulation of hibernation and daily torp...
Field evidence for a proximate role of food shortage in the regulation of hibernation and daily torpor: a review
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Hibernation and daily torpor (heterothermy) have long been assumed to be adaptive responses to seasonal energy shortage. Laboratory studies have demonstrated that food shortage alone can trigger the use of heterothermy. However, their potential to predict heterothermic responses in the wild is limited, and few field studies demonstrate the dependen...
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Field evidence for a proximate role of food shortage in the regulation of hibernation and daily torpor: a review
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03264247v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03264247v1
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0174-1578
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1432-136X
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10.1007/s00360-014-0833-0
