Sentence examples for hibernation duration from inspiring English sources

It is nevertheless too early to conclude on this association between G. destructans prevalence and the hibernation duration, as other factors would need to be considered such as for example, the higher temperature observed in hibernacula in the Mediterranean region compared to other regions in Europe [29].

Mating date was another significant predictor of the variation in hibernation survival observed; queens that were mated first were more likely to survive than those mated at a later date, despite standardised hibernation duration and conditions.

This further supports our hypothesis proposed above and links the duration of the hibernation period with the prevalence of G. destructans.

Pyron et al. objected to our model because only two climate axes were included (actually, we used four, mean monthly precipitation and temperature, plus duration of hibernation and duration of aestivation, none of which Pyron et al. considered).

This is referred to as hibernation or hibernating myocardium.

Daily torpor constitutes less than 24 hours of dormancy, whereas prolonged torpor averages two weeks in duration and signals hibernation.

With an extent of four to seven months the duration of the hibernation season of black bears is similar to that of arctic ground squirrels.

Indeed, data collected from free-ranging gray mouse lemurs have shown that daily torpor bouts are several hours in duration with minimum Tb of ∼27 °C, whereas hibernation bouts can last up to 4 weeks with minimum Tb of 11.5 °C [4].

Data collected from free-ranging gray mouse lemurs show that daily torpor bouts are several hours in duration with a minimum Tb of ∼27 °C whereas hibernation bouts in this species can last up to 4 weeks with a minimum Tb of 11.5 °C [16].

Hibernating animals deposit enormous fat stores before entering hibernation.

Hibernation isn't a really long night's sleep though, it's an extended duration of something called torpor a controlled reduction of metabolic rate that reduces energy needs and allows an animal to go prolonged periods without eating.