Weight loss as the primary physiological cue for the onset of torpor in the little pocket mouse Perognathus longimembris
Fabricius C. Weight loss as the primary physiological cue for the onset of torpor in the little pocket mouse Perognathus longimembris
The author studied the percent of time that the little pocket mouse Perognathus longimembris was in torpor during a 52 hour period. It was concluded that loss in body weight was the primary physiological cue to inducing torpor.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Fabricius, Charlotte
- Units
- MOJA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Granite Mountains Reserve Mojave National Preserve, Perognathus longimembris, torpor