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Gewählte Publikation:
Publikationstyp:
Publizierter (zitierfähiger) Beitrag für wissenschaftliche Veranstaltung in Proceedings (A2)
Dokumenttyp:
Kongressbeitrag Originalarbeit
Vortragstyp:
Vortrag
Invited Speaker
Jahr:
2000
AutorInnen:
Ruf, T; Arnold, W
Titel:
Mechanisms of social thermoregulation in hibernating Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota).
Quelle:
81-94.-11th International Hibernation Symposium on Life in the Cold; AUG 13-18, 2000; JUNGHOLZ, AUSTRIA, Austria.
Autor/innen der Vetmeduni Vienna:
- Forschungsinstitut für Wildtierkunde und Ökologie
Beteiligte Vetmed-Organisationseinheiten
- Group-hibernating Alpine marmots maintain close body contact to other group members during both deep torpor and euthermic intervals. Analyzing telemetrically recorded body temperature (T-b) profiles of 64 free-living marmots we found that rates of hear loss were independent of individual body mass. Serial correlation coefficients for pairwise comparisons of T-b patterns indicated that the time course of changes between torpor and periodic arousals was generally well synchronized within groups, with territorials arousing significantly earlier than other group members. Thr degree of group synchrony was the most important factor influencing winter mass-loss. However, group synchrony was impaired in the presence of juveniles. Juveniles frequently displayed delayed warm-ups and appeared to passively gain heat from close body contact to warmer adults. While reduced group synchrony is disadvantageous for adults, it can be calculated that juveniles have a net energetical benefit.
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