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Shankar, A, Welch, KC, Eberts, ER, Geiser, F, Halter, S, Keicher, L, Levesque, DL, Nowack, J, Wolf, BO and Wolfe, SW (2023) Daily Torpor in Birds and Mammals: Past, Present, and Future of the Field. Integrative & Comparative Biology, 63 (5). pp. 1017-1027. ISSN 1540-7063
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Abstract
Torpor is an incredibly efficient energy-saving strategy that many endothermic birds and mammals use to save energy by lowering their metabolic rates, heart rates, and typically body temperatures. Over the last few decades, the study of daily torpor—in which torpor is used for <24 h per bout—has advanced rapidly. The papers in this issue cover the ecological and evolutionary drivers of torpor, as well as some of the mechanisms governing torpor use. We identified broad focus areas that need special attention: clearly defining the various parameters that indicate torpor use and identifying the genetic and neurological mechanisms regulating torpor. Recent studies on daily torpor and heterothermy, including the ones in this issue, have furthered the field immensely. We look forward to a period of immense growth in this field.
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| Additional Information: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Integrative and Comparative Biology following peer review. The version of record Anusha Shankar, Kenneth C Welch, Erich R Eberts, Fritz Geiser, Shayne Halter, Lara Keicher, Danielle L Levesque, Julia Nowack, Blair O Wolf, Sophia W Wolfe, Daily Torpor in Birds and Mammals: Past, Present, and Future of the Field, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 63, Issue 5, November 2023, Pages 1017–1027, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icad095 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icad095 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; 0602 Ecology; 0608 Zoology; Evolutionary Biology |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Biological and Environmental Sciences (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2024 08:55 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2024 09:00 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1093/icb/icad095 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24414 |
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