Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68081766%3A_____%2F17%3A00467375" target="_blank" >RIV/68081766:_____/17:00467375 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14310/17:00094637 RIV/00216208:11310/17:10359338 RIV/62157124:16270/17:43875811
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature
Original language description
Because body temperature is tightly coupled to physiological function, hibernating animals entering deep torpor are typically immobile. We analysed thermal behaviour and locomotory activity of hibernating greater mouseeared bats Myotis myotis and found two types of movement behaviour related to body temperature, i.e. movement at high fur temperature and at low fur temperatures (Tflow < 5 °C). First Tflow movements appeared at the beginning of March and often occurred during long torpor bouts. In most cases, Tflow events represented slow displacements between clusters of bats. In several cases, however, departure or arrivals from and into clusters was also recorded without any elevation in body temperature. Distance travelled, flight duration and speed of locomotion during Tflow events was lower than in high fur temperature events. Such behaviour could allow bats to save energy long-term and prolong torpor bouts. Tflow movement in torpid bats significantly changes our understanding of basic hibernation principles and we strongly recommend further studies on the subject.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology

Project
<a href="/en/project/GAP506%2F12%2F1064" target="_blank" >GAP506/12/1064: Bat adaptations to the fungal disease geomycosis</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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