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Fish survey data for four stream in Tioga County Pennsylvania from 2012-2017. Community data based on 2-3 backpack electrofishing passes with individual lengths and weights.
Categories: Data;
Tags: Asaph Run,
Baldwin Run,
Canada Run,
PA Tioga State Forest,
Pine Creek Watershed, Chesapeake Bay,
1. 1. White-tailed prairie dogs are spontaneous hibernators while black-tailed prairie dogs do not hibernate unless severely deprived of food and water at low ambient temperatures. 2. 2. Contrary to what has been thought about spontaneous and facultative hibernators, both of these species in this study had similar body fat content when trapped in the field. Also, both species had an identical nonshivering thermogenic response when tested at mid-winter. 3. 3. White-tailed prairie dogs became spontaneously anorexic during late fall and underwent bouts of torpor while the black-tailed prairie dogs continued to eat throughout the winter and only rarely entered torpor. 4. 4. In spite of their different thermoregulatory...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation,
Journal Citation;
Tags: Journal of Thermal Biology,
Prairie dogs,
facultative,
fat cycles,
hibernators,
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