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Hibernation
Hibernation (multiday torpor) and daily torpor in heterothermic mammals and birds are characterized by pronounced temporal reductions in body temperature, energy expenditure, water loss, and other physiological functions and are the most effective means for energy conservation available to endotherms. Hibernators express multiday torpor predominately throughout winter, which substantially enhan...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Science
سال: 1902
ISSN: 0036-8075,1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.16.417.1036