How hot is a hibernaculum? A review of the temperatures at which bats hibernate

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作者
Webb, PI [1 ]
Speakman, JR [1 ]
Racey, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ABERDEEN,DEPT ZOOL,ABERDEEN AB9 2TN,SCOTLAND
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE | 1996年 / 74卷 / 04期
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10.1139/z96-087
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
We review records of the temperature at which bats (Chiroptera) have been found torpid within hibernacula in the wild. Temperatures ranged from - 10 to 21 degrees C, with a mode of 6 degrees C for Vespertilionidae (n = 29 species) and 11 degrees C for Rhinolophidae (n = 5 species). Both the mean minimum temperature and the mean median temperature at which species were found were significantly higher for rhinolophids (6.26 and 10.05 degrees C, respectively) than for vespertilionids (-0.17 and 5.68 degrees C, respectively).
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