Hibernation (ie, multiday torpor) is considered an adaptive strategy of mammals to face
seasonal environmental challenges such as food, cold, and/or water shortage. It has been …

Torpor is the physiologically controlled reduction of metabolic rate and body temperature
experienced by small birds and mammals when facing periods of low temperature and/or …

During periods of cold, small endotherms depend on a continuous supply of food and
energy to maintain euthermic body temperature (Tb), which can be challenging if food is …

The three closely related primate species Cheirogaleus medius, Microcebus griseorufus,
and Galago moholi employ a spectrum of thermoregulatory responses to environmental …

During periods of adverse conditions small endotherms depend on a continuous supply of
food and energy to maintain body temperature. Thus, rapid and reversible phenotypic …

Torpor is usually associated with low ambient temperatures (Ta) in winter, but in some
species it is also used in summer, often in response to limited food availability. Since the …

Many mammals use torpor throughout the year but the individual contributions of
environmental variables to seasonal changes in torpor expression are often difficult to tease …

Hibernation (ie, seasonal or multiday torpor) has been described in mammals from five
continents and represents an important adaptation for energy economy. However, direct …

The expression of heterothermy in the African lesser bushbaby, Galago moholi, seems to be
strikingly different to most other heterotherms: G. moholi uses its ability to enter torpor only …

Hibernation and daily torpor (ie temporal heterothermy) have been reported in many
marsupial species of diverse families and are known to occur in∼ 15% of all marsupials …