Torpor in mammals: Types, species and patterns

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Yang, Ming ^a   Wang, Dehua ^b  

^a SHENYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aestivation; Daily torpor; Hibernation; Pattern; Torpor

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIURNAL VARIATION; DROUGHT; ESTIVATION; FOOD STORAGE; HIBERNATION; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH WORK; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79961051671     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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