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- Torpor - Wikipedia
Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually marked by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability [1]
- Hibernation and Torpor: Whats The Difference? - Treehugger
Like hibernation, torpor is a survival tactic used by animals to survive the winter months It also involves a lower body temperature, breathing rate, heart rate, and metabolic rate
- Torpor Vs Hibernation: Whats The Difference? - IFLScience
Torpor is hibernation's most overlooked cousin In this state, an animal's metabolism, heart rate, and breathing all slow down in a similar way to hibernation However, torpor is more easily
- Torpor: what it is, why its important and how torpor differs to . . .
Torpor enables animals to survive hard times by temporarily slowing their metabolic rate to conserve energy A mouse spends over 30 per cent of its energy on generating heat at an ambient temperature of 22ºC, but enters torpor if it’s too cold or can’t consume enough calories for an active lifestyle
- Torpor | Hibernation, Mammals, Endotherms | Britannica
Torpor, a state of lowered body temperature and metabolic activity assumed by many animals in response to adverse environmental conditions, especially cold and heat
- TORPOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability Many animals survive cold frosty nights through torpor, a short-term temporary drop in body temperature Such an extended period of torpor is close to a state of hibernation, not known among other birds
- Hibernation vs. Torpor – Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Some species enter a stage of sleep called “torpor” or “temporary hibernation” which is not as heavy as hibernation Unlike hibernation, torpor is involuntary and lasts for just a few hours during the daytime Both food availability and outside temperature influence torpor
- Daily torpor and hibernation in birds and mammals - PMC
Here, we investigate whether variables of torpor in 214 species, 43 birds and 171 mammals form a continuum or a bimodal distribution
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