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Responding to the weather: energy budgeting by a small mammal in the wild
Energy conservation is paramount for small mammals because of their small size, large surface area to volume ratio, and the resultant high heat loss to the environment. To survive on limited food resources and to fuel their expensive metabolism during activity, many small mammals employ daily torpor...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7245004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32467700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoz023 |