Daily torpor in relation to photoperiod in a subtropical blossom-bat, Syconycteris australis (Megachiroptera)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 574-579

  Geiser, Fritz ^a   Law, Bradley S ^b   Körtner, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Nectar; Photoperiod acclimation; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LETHARGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASON; SUMMER; THERMOREGULATION; WILDLIFE; WINTER;

MAMMALIA; MEGACHIROPTERA; SYCONYCTERIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 27944431678     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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