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Private Heat for Public Warmth: How Huddling Shapes Individual Thermogenic Responses of Rabbit Pups

BACKGROUND: Within their litter, young altricial mammals compete for energy (constraining growth and survival) but cooperate for warmth. The aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms by which huddling in altricial infants influences individual heat production and loss, while providing public w...

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Main Authors: Gilbert, Caroline, McCafferty, Dominic J., Giroud, Sylvain, Ancel, André, Blanc, Stéphane
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3306396/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22438947
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033553
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