The use of torpor in reproductive female Hemprich's long-eared bats (Otonycteris hemprichii)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 142-148

  Daniel, Shai ^a   Korine, Carmi ^b   Pinshow, Berry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING POPULATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREGNANCY; RADIOTELEMETRY; ROOSTING; SKIN; TORPOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAT; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; ISRAEL; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TELEMETRY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHIROPTERA; DESERT CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; ISRAEL; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; TELEMETRY;

ISRAEL; NEGEV HIGHLANDS; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

ANIMALIA; OTONYCTERIS HEMPRICHI;

EID: 74949112750     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/647926     Document Type: Article

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