Diurnal torpidity in the California pocket mouse.
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TUCKER, VA
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
May 1962
The California pocket mouse, Perognathus californicus, compensates for food supplies which are less than the normal requirement by undergoing a variable period of daily torpor. At an ambient temperature of 15 degrees C, the body temperature of a torpid mouse drops to 16 degrees C, and the metabolism falls to 15 percent of the basal rate. Several other species of pocket mice also show this phenomenon.
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Science (New York, N.Y.)
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1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
May 1962
Volume
136
Issue
3514
Start / End Page
380 / 381
Related Subject Headings
- Seasons
- Mice
- General Science & Technology
- California
- Body Temperature
- Animals
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TUCKER, V. A. (1962). Diurnal torpidity in the California pocket mouse. Science (New York, N.Y.), 136(3514), 380–381. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3514.380
TUCKER, V. A. “Diurnal torpidity in the California pocket mouse.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 136, no. 3514 (May 1962): 380–81. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3514.380.
TUCKER VA. Diurnal torpidity in the California pocket mouse. Science (New York, NY). 1962 May;136(3514):380–1.
TUCKER, V. A. “Diurnal torpidity in the California pocket mouse.” Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 136, no. 3514, May 1962, pp. 380–81. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.136.3514.380.
TUCKER VA. Diurnal torpidity in the California pocket mouse. Science (New York, NY). 1962 May;136(3514):380–381.
Published In
Science (New York, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
May 1962
Volume
136
Issue
3514
Start / End Page
380 / 381
Related Subject Headings
- Seasons
- Mice
- General Science & Technology
- California
- Body Temperature
- Animals