Abstract
Hibernation and other forms of periodic torpidity in mammals and birds, such as estivation or daily torpor, are characterized by a controlled lowering of the level at which body temperature is regulated, with a corresponding reduction in metabolic rate. These patterns of periodic variation in body temperature are considered to be genetic adaptations to daily or seasonal environmental stresses that compelled the evolution of processes of energy and water conservation.
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Wünnenberg, W., Kuhnen, G. (1990). Thermoreception and Temperature Regulation in Hibernators. In: Bligh, J., Voigt, K., Braun, H.A., Brück, K., Heldmaier, G. (eds) Thermoreception and Temperature Regulation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75076-2_24
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