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Sex-specific effects of food supplementation on hibernation performance and reproductive timing in free-ranging common hamsters

Hibernation is characterized by reduced metabolism and body temperature during torpor bouts. Energy reserves available during winter play an important role for hibernation and some species respond to high energy reserves with reduced torpor expression. Common hamsters are food-storing hibernators an...

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Autores principales: Siutz, Carina, Valent, Margit, Ammann, Viktoria, Niebauer, Ariane, Millesi, Eva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30166598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31520-4