Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/51727
Title: Torpor During Reproduction in Mammals and Birds: Balancing Energy Expenditure for Survival
Contributor(s): McAllan, B.M (author); Geiser, Fritz  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20625-0
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/51727
Abstract: 

Torpor and reproduction in mammals and birds are widely viewed as mutually exclusive processes because of opposing energetic and hormonal demands. However, the number of species that express torpor during reproduction is ever increasing, to some extent because of increased recent work on free-ranging animals. We summarise current knowledge about those birds and mammals that do use torpor during reproduction. We conclude that use of torpor during times when animals are reproducing are related to energetic constraints placed upon them from less predictable environmental conditions.

Publication Type: Journal Article
Grant Details: ARC/DP130101589
ARC/DP130101506
Source of Publication: Life Sciences, v.6, p. 757-763
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Place of Publication: Netherlands
ISSN: 1879-0631
0024-3205
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 310912 Comparative physiology
310907 Animal physiological ecology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Environmental and Rural Science

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