Timing of the daily temperature cycle affects the critical arousal temperature and energy expenditure of lesser long-eared bats

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3871-3878

  Turbill, Christopher ^a,b   Körtner, Gerhard ^a   Geiser, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arousal; Bat; Daily energy expenditure; Passive rewarming; Temperature; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHIROPTERA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; NYCTOPHILUS GEOFFROYI;

EID: 57449110014     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.023101     Document Type: Article

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