Torpor patterns of hibernating eastern chipmunks Tamias striatus vary in response to the size and fatty acid composition of food hoards

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 692-700

  Munro, Daniel ^a   Thomas, Donald W ^a   Humphries, Murray M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hibernation; Hoarding behaviour; Oxidative stress; Rodent; Temperature logger

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CACHING; HIBERNATION; RODENT; TORPOR;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 27644548952     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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