Evolution of daily torpor and hibernation in birds and mammals: importance of body size.

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Published in Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol on September 01, 1998

Authors

F Geiser1

Author Affiliations

1: School of Biological Sciences, University of New England, New South Wales, Australia. fgeiser@metz.une.edu.au

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