Pregnancy during hibernation in Japanese black bears: Effects on body temperature and blood biochemical profiles

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 618-627

  Shimozuru, Michito ^a   Iibuchi, Ruriko ^a   Yoshimoto, Takuro ^a   Nagashima, Akiko ^a   Tanaka, Jun ^a   Tsubota, Toshio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bears; Body temperature; Gestation; Hibernation; Metabolism; Pregnancy; Ursus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; HIBERNATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PARTURITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; UREA;

MAMMALIA; URSIDAE; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84878854273     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/12-MAMM-A-246.1     Document Type: Article

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