Why be thrifty? Sex-specific heterothermic patterns in wintering captive Microcebus murinus do not translate into differences in energy balance.
A. Noiret, C. Karanewsky, F. Aujard, J. Terrien
This study examines sex-specific differences in heterothermy and energy balance in mouse lemurs under caloric restriction, finding no clear link between torpor use and improved energy savings or reproductive success.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2021 · PreprintPhysiology