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Title: Basking behaviour and torpor use in free-ranging 'Planigale gilesi'
Contributor(s): Warnecke, Lisa (author); Geiser, Fritz  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2009
DOI: 10.1071/ZO09097
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9003
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.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Australian Journal of Zoology, 57(6), p. 373-375
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1446-5698
0004-959X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 060604 Comparative Physiology
060806 Animal Physiological Ecology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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