| 书目名称 | Ecological Physiology of Daily Torpor and Hibernation |
| 编辑 | Fritz Geiser |
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| 概述 | Provides an overview of heterothermic birds and mammals, which use torpor and briefly summarises ectothermic organisms.Enhances the understanding of physiology, ecology and evolution of daily torpor a |
| 丛书名称 | Fascinating Life Sciences |
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| 描述 | .This book provides an in-depth overview on the functional ecology of daily torpor and hibernation in endothermic mammals and birds. The reader is well introduced to the physiology and thermal energetics of endothermy and underlying different types of torpor. Furthermore, evolution of endothermy as well as reproduction and survival strategies of heterothermic animals in a changing environment are discussed..Endothermic mammals and birds can use internal heat production fueled by ingested food to maintain a high body temperature. As food in the wild is not always available, many birds and mammals periodically abandon energetically costly homeothermic thermoregulation and enter an energy-conserving state of torpor, which is the topic of this book. Daily torpor and hibernation (multiday torpor) in these heterothermic endotherms are the most effective means for energy conservation available to endotherms and are characterized by pronounced temporal and controlled reductions in bodytemperature, energy expenditure, water loss, and other physiological functions. Hibernators express multiday torpor predominately throughout winter, which substantially enhances winter survival. In contrast, |
| 出版日期 | Book 2021 |
| 关键词 | endothermy; heterothermic animals; animal energy metabolism; body temperature regulation; hibernating bi |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75525-6 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-75527-0 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-75525-6Series ISSN 2509-6745 Series E-ISSN 2509-6753 |
| issn_series | 2509-6745 |
| copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 |
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