Daily torpor and hibernation in birds and mammals

T Ruf, F Geiser - Biological Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many birds and mammals drastically reduce their energy expenditure during times of cold
exposure, food shortage, or drought, by temporarily abandoning euthermia, ie the …

Circadian rhythmicity of body temperature and metabolism

R Refinetti - Temperature, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the literature on the circadian rhythms of body temperature and whole-
organism metabolism. The two rhythms are first described separately, each description …

[图书][B] Ecological physiology of daily torpor and hibernation

F Geiser - 2021 - Springer
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 …

Towards a mechanistic understanding of the responses of large terrestrial mammals to heat and aridity associated with climate change

A Fuller, D Mitchell, SK Maloney, RS Hetem - Climate Change Responses, 2016 - Springer
In the face of climate change, the life history traits of large terrestrial mammals will prevent
them from adapting genetically at a sufficient pace to keep track with changing …

Seasonal bone growth and physiology in endotherms shed light on dinosaur physiology

M Köhler, N Marín-Moratalla, X Jordana, R Aanes - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Cyclical growth leaves marks in bone tissue that are in the forefront of discussions about
physiologies of extinct vertebrates. Ectotherms show pronounced annual cycles of growth …

Dietary restriction and insulin‐like signalling pathways as adaptive plasticity: A synthesis and re‐evaluation

JC Regan, H Froy, CA Walling, JP Moatt… - Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary restriction (DR) under laboratory conditions generally extends life span and delays
ageing across species as diverse as yeast, nematode worms, flies and mice, and is …

[HTML][HTML] Heart rate sensor validation and seasonal and diurnal variation of body temperature and heart rate in domestic sheep

B Fuchs, KM Sørheim, M Chincarini, E Brunberg… - Veterinary and animal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Advantages of low input livestock production on large pastures, including animal welfare,
biodiversity and low production costs are challenged by losses due to undetected disease …

Novel treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease: insights from the animal kingdom

P Stenvinkel, J Painer, M Kuro-o, M Lanaspa… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Many of the> 2 million animal species that inhabit Earth have developed survival
mechanisms that aid in the prevention of obesity, kidney disease, starvation, dehydration …

The evolution of endothermy in Cenozoic mammals: a plesiomorphic‐apomorphic continuum

BG Lovegrove - Biological Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals was one of the most important events in
the evolution of the vertebrates. Past tests of hypotheses on the evolution of endothermy in …

Seasonal variation of activity patterns in roe deer in a temperate forested area

N Pagon, S Grignolio, A Pipia, P Bongi… - Chronobiology …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the activity patterns of a European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
population living in a forested Apennine area in central Italy, in order to shed light on the …