Group hibernation does not reduce energetic costs of young yellow-bellied marmots

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 888-898

  Armitage, Kenneth B ^a   Woods, Brett C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM; RODENT; TORPOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEASON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLORADO; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MARMOTA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ILEX COOKII; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2142835882     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378137     Document Type: Article

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