Torpor in marsupials: Recent advances
We report new findings about torpor in marsupials with regard to three energy demanding processes: (i) development and growth, (ii) reproduction, and (iii) rewarming. Young marsupials use torpor extensively after they develop endothermy, and torpor is generally deeper and longer than in the same ind...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11527 |