hibernate
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Cold exposure caused an increase in ATP consumption by myosin in samples obtained during SA and IBA, suggesting that myosin may contribute to non-shivering thermogenesis in small hibernators.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
The genome alignment revealed DNA regions that are shared only among bears, hibernating bats and still other hibernators.
From Scientific American • Apr. 27, 2023
In one analysis, the researchers focused on deep hibernators, such as the fat-tailed dwarf lemur and the greater mouse-eared bat, which can maintain low body temperatures for days or weeks at a time.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
"What we observed in the Antarctic Lystrosaurus tusks fits a pattern of small metabolic 'reactivation events' during a period of stress, which is most similar to what we see in warm-blooded hibernators today."
From Fox News • Aug. 30, 2020
The migratory birds had all left, the hibernators were asleep, and everyone else had begun their simple winter routines.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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