Food availability positively affects the survival and somatic maintenance of hibernating garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus)
Abstract Background Torpor is an energy saving strategy achieved by substantial reductions of metabolic rate and body temperature that enables animals to survive periods of low resource availability. During hibernation (multiday torpor), the frequency of periodic rewarming—characterised by high leve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-023-00498-9 |