REGULATION OF HIBERNATING PERIODS BY TEMPERATURE
Open Access
- 30 September 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 54 (4), 1058-1061
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.54.4.1058
Abstract
The duration of hibernating periods of golden-mantled ground squirrels was measured at body temperatures ranging from 2 to 25[degree]C. The log of the duration of hibernating periods was shown to be a function of body temperature throughout this range with no apparent discontinuities. It was postulated that a single process operating between 2 and 25[degree]C may limit the duration of hibernating periods.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Effects of core temperature upon duration of hibernation of Citellus lateralisJournal of Applied Physiology, 1965
- RHYTHMICAL AROUSAL FROM HIBERNATION IN THE GOLDEN-MANTLED GROUND SQUIRREL, CITELLUS LATERALIS TESCORUMCanadian Journal of Zoology, 1961