• DOI:10.1126/science.1203192
Corpus ID: 31514297

Life on Low Flame in Hibernation

@article{Heldmaier2011LifeOL,
  title={Life on Low Flame in Hibernation},
  author={G. Heldmaier},
  journal={Science},
  year={2011},
  volume={331},
  pages={866 - 867}
}

G. Heldmaier

Published 2011

Biology, Medicine

Science

In hibernating black bears, changes in metabolic rate and core body temperature occur independently. Do bears really hibernate? Their high body temperature during winter dormancy has raised some doubt about this behavior, as it is unlike the pronounced decreases observed in small mammals that enter this nonactive state. On page 906 of this issue, Tøien et al. (1) show that bears do indeed hibernate. Through continuous measurement of oxygen consumption, body temperature, and heart, muscle, and… CONTINUE READING

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