Listen "Torpor"
Episode Synopsis
Take a load off and come and learn about the fascinating phenomenon of torpor!(Im not sure where the sound artefact at 3:53 came from!)Follow me on instagram: matt.rossellaSupport the show: patreon.com/blurbs439 References:Douglas, T. K., Cooper, C. E., & Withers, P. C. (2017). Avian torpor or alternative thermoregulatory strategies for overwintering?. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(7), 1341-1349.McNab, B. K., & Weston, K. A. (2018). The energetics of torpor in a temperate passerine endemic to New Zealand, the Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 188(5), 855-862.McNab, B. K., & Weston, K. A. (2020). Does the New Zealand rockwren (Xenicus gilviventris) hibernate?. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(9), jeb212126.Nowack, J., Stawski, C., & Geiser, F. (2017). More functions of torpor and their roles in a changing world. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 187, 889-897.Romano, A. B., Hunt, A., Welbergen, J. A., & Turbill, C. (2019). Nocturnal torpor by superb fairy-wrens: a key mechanism for reducing winter daily energy expenditure. Biology letters, 15(6), 20190211.Shankar, A., Welch Jr, K. C., Eberts, E. R., Geiser, F., Halter, S., Keicher, L., ... & Wolfe, S. W. (2023). Daily Torpor in Birds and Mammals: Past, Present, and Future of the Field. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63(5), 1017-1027.Support the show
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