ABSTRACT Energy conservation has long been a focal point in hibernation research. A long-standing assumption is that ambient temperature (Ta) largely defines the rate of energy expenditure because well-known relationships between Ta, metabolic and frequency arousal from torpor. Body condition humidity also affect but are usually considered secondary factors. We held tricolored bats (Perimyotis ...

counterfactual analysis is concerned with explaining events that have not happened. counterfactuals are mental experiments through which one can reconstruct hypothetical versions of the history in one’s mind; these versions are relatively different from the real history, but provide one with the opportunity to test historical hypotheses against the available evidence. historicist researchers in...