Thermoregulatory capabilities of the woodland dormouse, Graphiurus murinus

Whittington-Jones, Craig A; Brown, C R

Title: Thermoregulatory capabilities of the woodland dormouse, Graphiurus murinus
Creator: Whittington-Jones, Craig A
Creator: Brown, C R
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 1999
Date: 1999
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/447349
Identifier: vital:74613
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/02541858.1999.11448485
Description: The woodland dormouse, Graphiurus murinus, in common with many other small rodents, enters torpor under conditions of food deprivation and low temperatures. Its thermoregulatory capabilities under more favourable conditions, however, have not been investigated. We measured metabolism and thermoregulation in woodland dormice acclimated to long-day length, moderate temperature and abundant food over a temperature range (Ta) of approximately 5–37°C. The thermal neutral zone for this species lay between 29 and 35°C. Estimated resting metabolic rate (RMR) within this range averaged 21.10 ± 3.28 J g-1 h-1.
Format: 5 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Zoology
Relation: Whittington-Jones, C.A. and Brown, C.R., 1999. Thermoregulatory capabilities of the woodland dormouse, Graphiurus murinus. South African Journal of Zoology, 34(1), pp.34-38
Relation: African Zoology volume 34 number 1 34 38 1999 2224-073X
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