Body temperature patterns before, during, and after semi-natural hibernation in the European ground squirrel

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-58

  Hut, R A ^a,c   Barnes, B M ^b   Daan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmicity; Circadian rhythmicity; Euthermia; Implantable temperature loggers; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; THERMOMETER;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; SCIURIDAE; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 0036928645     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600100226     Document Type: Article

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