• DOI:10.1007/s00300-005-0054-9
Corpus ID: 31158070

Seasonal variations in basal metabolic rate, lower critical temperature and responses to temporary starvation in the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) from Svalbard

@article{Fuglesteg2005SeasonalVI,
  title={Seasonal variations in basal metabolic rate, lower critical temperature and responses to temporary starvation in the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) from Svalbard},
  author={B. Fuglesteg and {\O}. Haga and L. Folkow and E. Fuglei and A. S. Blix},
  journal={Polar Biology},
  year={2005},
  volume={29},
  pages={308-319}
}

• B. Fuglesteg, Ø. Haga, +2 authors A. S. Blix
• Published 2005
• Biology
• Polar Biology

Metabolic rates of four resting, post-absorptive male adult summer- and winter-adapted captive arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) were recorded. [...] Key Result Basal metabolic rates (BMR) varied seasonally with a 36% increase from winter to summer, while body mass was reduced by 17% in the same period. The lower critical temperature (T1c) of the winter-adapted arctic fox was estimated to −7°C, whereas Tlc during summer was 5°C.Expand

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