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} }
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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