Many birds and mammals drastically reduce their energy expenditure during times of cold
exposure, food shortage, or drought, by temporarily abandoning euthermia, ie the …

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

Bats are the natural reservoirs of a number of high-impact viral zoonoses. We present a
quantitative analysis to address the hypothesis that bats are unique in their propensity to …

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

Daily torpor and hibernation are the most powerful measures of endotherms to reduce their
energy expenditure. During entrance into these torpid states metabolic rate is suppressed to …

In this review we consider how small-scale temporal and spatial variation in body
temperature, and biochemical/physiological variation among individuals, affect the …

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 …

Black bears hibernate for 5 to 7 months a year and, during this time, do not eat, drink,
urinate, or defecate. We measured metabolic rate and body temperature in hibernating black …

Hibernation is widely regarded as an adaptation to seasonal energy shortage, but the actual
influence of energy availability on hibernation patterns is rarely considered. Here we review …

▪ Abstract The ability of animals to survive food deprivation is clearly of considerable survival
value. Unsurprisingly, therefore, all animals exhibit adaptive biochemical and physiological …