Ambient Temperature Cycles Affect Daily Torpor and Hibernation Patterns in Malagasy Tenrecs

Ambient Temperature Cycles Affect Daily Torpor and Hibernation Patterns in Malagasy Tenrecs

Hibernation and daily torpor (heterothermy) allow endotherms to cope with demanding environmental conditions. The depth and duration of torpor bouts vary considerably between tropical and temperate climates, and tropical hibernators manage to cope with a wider spectrum of ambient temperature (Ta) re...

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Main Authors: Kathrin H. Dausmann, Danielle L. Levesque, Jens Wein, Julia Nowack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
hibernation
torpor
body temperature
zeitgeber
tropics
Echinops telfairi
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00522/full

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