Hibernation does not affect memory retention in bats

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-155

  Ruczynski, Ireneusz ^a,b   Siemers, Björn M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hibernation; Life history; Memory retention; Myotis myotis; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; HIBERNATION; LIFE HISTORY; MEMORY; MOBILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; MYOTIS MYOTIS; RODENTIA; SPERMOPHILUS; VERTEBRATA; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 79551486519     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0585     Document Type: Article

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