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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"daily torpor"”.
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Mitochondrial metabolic suppression and reactive oxygen species production during hypometabolism in mammals
During hibernation, daily torpor, and fasting, mammals reduce metabolic rate (MR) up to 99%, 95%, and 30%, respectively, compared to resting levels. Mitochondrial metabolic suppression likely contributes to this MR reduction, and the first objective of this study was to determine the relative …
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Revealing the behavioural ecology of the elusive hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis)
… decreased activity and entered periods of daily torpor, especially the heavier ones. The mating season probably lasted from October to December with births between December and February. Although this study presents crucial data on a rare nocturnal species, its small sample sizes call for …
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Natural history of the pichi (Zaedyus pichiy) in Mendoza Province, Argentina
… challenging periods by entering hibernation or daily torpor. Stomach contents of poached animals revealed that pichis feed predominantly on insects but also ingest plant material, vertebrates and arachnids. This opportunistic, omnivorous feeding strategy allows them to thrive where food type and …
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ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF A WILD NOCTURNAL PRIMATE, THE JAVAN SLOW LORIS (NYCTICEBUS JAVANICUS)
… lorises. Slow lorises displayed sporadic use of daily torpor, with individual variation in torpor depth and minimum Tsk flexibility. In Chapter 4, I monitored and quantified sleeping site selection and its potential role as a thermal refuge for slow lorises as a selective pressure. Bamboo stands …
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The ecology of eastern small-footed bats at Shenandoah National Park
… eastern small-footed bats. All bats engaged in torpor every day but pregnant and lactating eastern small-footed bats engaged in distinctly different thermoregulatory patterns, in which pregnant bats generally used shallower torpor and shorter torpor periods compared to lactating bats that more …