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Effects of reproductive condition, roost microclimate, and weather patterns on summer torpor use by a vespertilionid bat

A growing number of mammal species are recognized as heterothermic, capable of maintaining a high-core body temperature or entering a state of metabolic suppression known as torpor. Small mammals can achieve large energetic savings when torpid, but they are also subject to ecological costs. Studying...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Joseph S, Lacki, Michael J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24558571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.913