Torpor during the reproductive season in a free-ranging subtropical bat, Nyctophilus bifax

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 245-249

  Stawski, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bat; Chiroptera; Insectivorous; Nyctophilus; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Subtropical; Thermoregulation; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; MALE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; NYCTOPHILUS BIFAX; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPRING; TORPOR;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; NYCTOPHILUS; NYCTOPHILUS BIFAX;

EID: 77954035095     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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