A mesocosm experiment in ecological physiology: adaptive modulation of energy budget in a hibernating marsupial under chronic caloric restriction
R. Nespolo, F. E. Fonturbel, C. Mejias, R. Contreras, P. Gutierrez, J. Ruiz, E. Oda, P. Sabat, C. Hambly, J. Speakman, F. Bozinovic
This study experimentally manipulates energy availability in hibernating marsupials to quantify energy costs and savings of hibernation under chronic caloric restriction.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2020Ecology