Abstract
The sections in this article are:
- 1 Evolution of Estivation
- 2 Stimulus
- 3 Mechanism
- 4 Estivation and Hibernation Compared
Estivation
Marvin L. Riedesel, G. Edgar Folk
10.1002/cphy.cp040114
Source: Supplement 14: Handbook of Physiology, Environmental Physiology
Originally published: 1996
Published online: January 2011
Full Article on Wiley Online Library
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Figure 1. Heart rate, body temperature, and oxygen consumption of a woodchuck entering hibernation. From Lyman 17. |
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