ArticleBiology letters2020
Extreme and variable torpor among high-elevation Andean hummingbird species.
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- Torpor-assisted migration: Regular use of shallow torpor reduces rest-phase energy expenditure for songbirds during migration.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026Article
- Coping with the cold: black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) use rapid facultative hypothermia to reduce fat loss overnight.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2026Article
- Torpor expression and patterns in 3 sympatric rodents from Inner Mongolia.Current zoology · 2025Article
- Global warming and obesity: External heat exposure as a modulator of energy balance.FASEB bioAdvances · 2025Review
- The hummingbird's adipostat: can a simple rule explain torpor frequency and duration in hummingbirds?Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Elevational and Seasonal Patterns of Plant-Hummingbird Interactions in a High Tropical Mountain.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Climate change and population persistence in a hibernating marsupial.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Measuring body temperature in birds - the effects of sensor type and placement on estimated temperature and metabolic rate.The Journal of experimental biology · 2023Article
- Ecological drivers and consequences of torpor in Andean hummingbirds.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- State dependence of arousal from torpor in brown long-eared bats (Plecotus auritus).Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2022Article
- Sleep function: an evolutionary perspective.The Lancet. Neurology · 2022Review
- Cool birds: first evidence of energy-saving nocturnal torpor in free-living common swiftsBiology letters · 2022Article
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- Heterothermy as the Norm, Homeothermy as the Exception: Variable Torpor Patterns in the South American Marsupial Monito del Monte (Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- The Torpid State: Recent Advances in Metabolic Adaptations and Protective MechanismsFrontiers in physiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
Torpor is thought to be particularly important for small endotherms occupying cold environments and with limited fat reserves to fuel metabolism, yet among birds deep torpor is both rare and variable in extent. We investigated torpor in hummingbirds at approximately 3800 m.a.s.l. in the tropical Andes by monitoring body temperature (
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