Basking behaviour and torpor use in free-ranging 'Planigale gilesi'

Title
Basking behaviour and torpor use in free-ranging 'Planigale gilesi'
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Warnecke, Lisa
Geiser, Fritz
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7621-5049
Email: fgeiser@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:fgeiser
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.1071/ZO09097
UNE publication id
une:9193
Abstract
We investigated the importance of energy-conserving strategies for free-ranging 'Planigale gilesi' in arid Australia. We monitored torpor use and basking behaviour using internal temperature-sensitive transmitters. Torpor was used every day; the maximum torpor bout duration was 18.2 h and the minimum body temperature was 10.5°C. Basking behaviour was observed during rewarming from torpor as well as during normothermia. The use of torpor and basking is likely to reduce the energy requirements of 'P. gilesi', thus helping it to survive in a harsh and unpredictable environment.
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Citation
Australian Journal of Zoology, 57(6), p. 373-375
ISSN
1446-5698
0004-959X
Start page
373
End page
375

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