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torpor [ˈtɔːpə] N
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- Even in these deep hibernators, the long periods of torpor is interrupted by bouts of endothermic metabolism, called arousals (typically lasting between 420 hours).en.wikipedia.org
- This tone extends to her voice-over, which is sodden and exhausted, as if she is unable to rouse herself from the torpor within her head.en.wikipedia.org
- Some hummingbirds go into a nightly state of torpor accompanied with a reduction of their metabolic rates.en.wikipedia.org
- Torpor is unaffected by alterations in photoperiod but is greatly affected by environmental conditions.en.wikipedia.org
- Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability.en.wikipedia.org
- This allows them to remain in torpor longer, and to conserve metabolic resources.en.wikipedia.org
- However, before entering torpor, a sugar glider will reduce activity and body temperature normally in order to lower energy expenditure and avoid torpor.en.wikipedia.org
- Golden moles have a low metabolic rate and are able to enter into a state of torpor in response to cold temperatures.en.wikipedia.org
- Further, body mass declines throughout nocturnal torpor at a rate of 0.04 g per hour, amounting to about 10% of weight loss each night.en.wikipedia.org
- Such an extended period of torpor is close to a state of hibernation, not known among other birds.en.wikipedia.org
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