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Predictability of food supply modulates nocturnal hypothermia in a small passerine

The combination of short days and long cold winter nights, in temperate regions, presents a major challenge for small diurnal birds. Small birds regularly employ heterothermy and enter rest-phase hypothermia during winter nights to conserve energy. However, we know little about how environmental con...

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Autores principales: Nilsson, Johan F., Nilsson, Jan-Åke, Broggi, Juli, Watson, Hannah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7336851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32486941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0133