SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS IN DIET FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND TORPOR BY GROUND SQUIRRELS

SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS IN DIET FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND TORPOR BY GROUND SQUIRRELS

Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) in the laboratory are most likely to enter torpor when the linoleic acid content of their diet is 33-62 mg/g diet. Diets of free-ranging ground squirrels vary in linoleic acid content throughout summer; however, they often do not have constant...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of mammalogy 2002-11, Vol.83 (4), p.1013-1019
1. Verfasser: Frank, Craig L.
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Sprache:eng
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Spermophilus
Spermophilus lateralis
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Zusammenfassung:Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) in the laboratory are most likely to enter torpor when the linoleic acid content of their diet is 33-62 mg/g diet. Diets of free-ranging ground squirrels vary in linoleic acid content throughout summer; however, they often do not have constant linoleic acid content for more than a month. The influence of natural short-term (
ISSN:0022-2372
1545-1542
DOI:10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<1013:STVIDF>2.0.CO;2