▪ Abstract Although it is well established that during periods of torpor heterothermic
mammals and birds can reduce metabolic rates (MR) substantially, the mechanisms causing …

Carey, Hannah V., Matthew T. Andrews, and Sandra L. Martin. Mammalian Hibernation:
Cellular and Molecular Responses to Depressed Metabolism and Low Temperature. Physiol …

Many vital cell activities find their origin in membrane function. Cell membranes:(1) constrain
the free diffusion of solutes and catalyze specific exchange reactions, which together …

The last 'hibernation book'was published in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, so clearly an update
was needed. The options were a book written by a single author or an edited book written by …

Thriving in times of resource scarcity requires an incredible flexibility of behavioral,
physiological, cellular, and molecular functions that must change within a relatively short …

The present study addresses the controversy of whether the reduction in energy metabolism
during torpor in endotherms is strictly a physical effect of temperature (Q 10) or whether it …

Many environmental conditions can constrain the ability of animals to obtain sufficient food
energy, or transform that food energy into useful chemical forms. To survive extended …

▪ Abstract Mammalian hibernation is a temporary suspension of euthermia allowing
endotherms to undergo reversible hypothermia and generate a marked savings in energy …

Abstract Changes in body mass, fat mass, lean dry mass, and energy content of little brown
bats, Myotis lucifugus (LeConte), captured at a cave in southern Vermont, were quantified …

Many migratory birds accumulate large amounts of lipids as the prime energy source for
their long-distance flights. This fat accumulation is mostly under endogenous control …