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Energy allocation shifts from sperm production to self-maintenance at low temperatures in male bats

The ability of animals to produce endogenous heat provides a buffer against environmental changes but also incurs high energetic costs. Especially small endothermic mammals have high energy demands. Some temperate-zone species (heterotherms) regularly use torpor, which slows down their entire metabo...

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Autores principales: Komar, Ewa, Fasel, Nicolas J., Szafrańska, Paulina A., Dechmann, D. K. N., Zegarek, Marcin, Ruczyński, Ireneusz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8826387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35136106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05896-3