Energetics of arousal episodes in hibernating arctic ground squirrels

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 691-700

  Karpovich, Shawna A ^a,b   Tøien, Øivind ^a   Buck, C Loren ^c   Barnes, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Arousal; Ground squirrel; Metabolic rate; Oxygen consumption; Spermophilus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; IMPLANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SCIURIDAE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ALASKA; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCIURIDAE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 70349773842     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0350-8     Document Type: Article

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