Hibernation in malagasy mouse lemurs as a strategy to counter environmental challenge

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1221-1227

  Kobbe, Susanne ^a   Dausmann, Kathrin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Hibernation; Madagascar; Microcebus griseorufus; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HIBERNATION; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; MICROCEBUS GRISEORUFUS; NONHUMAN; PROSIMIAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHEIROGALEIDAE; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HIBERNATION; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PRIMATES; SEASONS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; MICROCEBUS GRISEORUFUS; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 70349601651     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0580-3     Document Type: Article

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