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More functions of torpor and their roles in a changing world

Increased winter survival by reducing energy expenditure in adult animals is often viewed as the primary function of torpor. However, torpor has many other functions that ultimately increase the survival of heterothermic mammals and birds. In this review, we summarize new findings revealing that ani...

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Publié dans:J Comp Physiol B
Auteurs principaux: Nowack, Julia, Stawski, Clare, Geiser, Fritz
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486538/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28432393
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-017-1100-y
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