The role of energy availability in mammalian hibernation: A cost-benefit approach

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-179

  Humphries, Murray M ^a,b,c   Thomas, Donald W ^b   Kramer, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOENERGETICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HIBERNATION; MAMMAL; TORPOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HIBERNATION; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOGENESIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HIBERNATION; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037928423     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367950     Document Type: Article

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