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dc.contributor.authorGeiser, Fritzen
dc.contributor.authorKoertner, Gerharden
local.source.editorEditor(s): Goldingay RL and Jackson SMen
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-14T09:20:00Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.citationThe Biology of Australian Possums and Gliders, p. 186-198en
dc.identifier.isbn0949324965en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3810-
dc.description.abstractPossums and gliders are small, ranging in body mass from about 10 g to about 4-6 kg. All species are largely nocturnal and eat a mixture of food ranging from nectar, pollen, other plant exudates and insects, to leaves and buds. Most possums and glides have a low basal metabolic rate when compared to placental mammals, however, basal metabolic rates of possums and gliders are similar to those of marsupials in general. The thermal conductance of most possums and gliders is also similar to that predicted for mammals of their size. To overcome periods of adverse weather and low food availability, many possums and gliders, especially the smaller species, use huddling extensively. Moreover, some species are capable of undergoing daily bouts of torpor, whereas some of the pygmypossums are capable of deep and prolonged hibernation. While the thermal biology of possums and gliders has received considerable scientific attention, most of the work has been conducted in the laboratory. Thus, more fieldwork is needed to gain a better understanding about the functional requirements of possums and gliders in the wild.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherSurrey Beatty & Sonsen
dc.relation.ispartofThe Biology of Australian Possums and Glidersen
dc.relation.isversionof1en
dc.titleThermal biology, energetics, and torpor in the possums and glidersen
dc.typeBook Chapteren
dc.subject.keywordsComparative Physiologyen
local.contributor.firstnameFritzen
local.contributor.firstnameGerharden
local.subject.for2008060604 Comparative Physiologyen
local.subject.seo2008960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversityen
local.identifier.epublicationsvtls008702513en
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailfgeiser@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailgkoertne@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryB1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordpes:1426en
local.publisher.placeChipping Norton, Australiaen
local.identifier.totalchapters46en
local.format.startpage186en
local.format.endpage198en
local.contributor.lastnameGeiseren
local.contributor.lastnameKoertneren
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dc.identifier.staffune-id:gkoertneen
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:3904en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleThermal biology, energetics, and torpor in the possums and glidersen
local.output.categorydescriptionB1 Chapter in a Scholarly Booken
local.relation.urlhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/work/17546704?selectedversion=NBD26194958en
local.relation.urlhttp://books.google.com.au/books?id=Hho2AAAACAAJen
local.search.authorGeiser, Fritzen
local.search.authorKoertner, Gerharden
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local.year.published2004en
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