Energetics, thermoregulation and torpor in the Chilean mouse-opossum Thylamys elegans (Didelphidae) Energética, termorregulación y sopor en la yaca Thylamys elegans (Didelphidae)
In this paper we studied the energetic expenditure and thermoregulation of the Chilean mouse-opossum Thylamys elegans (Dielphidae) a nocturnal small marsupial, endemic of southern South America. We studied their standard energetic and determined whether they exhibit shallow daily torpor or deep prol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-06-01
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Series: | Revista Chilena de Historia Natural |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2005000200003 |