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'Mini-hibernation' essential for winter survival

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A daily dose of torpor helps desert-dwelling marsupials make it through chilly nights.

A dormant state called torpor could be as important as hibernation in helping small mammals to survive cold winters.

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  1. Körtner, G. & Geiser F. Naturwissenschaften Advance online publication doi:10.1007/s00114-008-0492-7 (2008).

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  1. Asher Mullard
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Mullard, A. 'Mini-hibernation' essential for winter survival. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1344

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