Hibernation and daily torpor in Australian mammals

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-215

  Geiser, Fritz ^a   Körtner, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body size; Climate; Conservation; Energetics; Thermal biology

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOENERGETICS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FAT; FELID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM; NATURAL DISASTER; RODENT; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANTECHINUS; CANIDAE; DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; MUS MUSCULUS; MYRMECOBIIDAE; MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATUS; PERAMELIDAE; PETAURIDAE; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; RODENTIA; TARSIPEDIDAE;

EID: 77957732193     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2010.009     Document Type: Article

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