Torpor on Demand: Heterothermy in the Non-Lemur Primate Galago moholi

BACKGROUND: Hibernation and daily torpor are energy- and water-saving adaptations employed to survive unfavourable periods mostly in temperate and arctic environments, but also in tropical and arid climates. Heterothermy has been found in a number of mammalian orders, but within the primates so far...

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Autores principales: Nowack, Julia, Mzilikazi, Nomakwezi, Dausmann, Kathrin H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2875402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20520735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010797

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2875402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20520735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010797

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