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daily specific mass loss

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 28 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on daily specific mass loss with 28 nodes and 103 connections. Top connected: Marmota, Yellow-bellied Marmot, Callospermophilus lateralis, Spermophilus, Marmota marmota.

Definition

Rate of mass loss per day during hibernation, expressed as mg per gram body mass per day, used as measure of energetic efficiency

Related Terms (1)

DML

Publications (1)

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Phylogeny and patterns of energy conservation in marmots

2008Molecules to Migration: The Pressures of Life

daily specific mass loss

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 28 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

Phylogeny and patterns of energy conservation in marmots

Related Concepts (5)

torpor

energy conservation

phylogenetic comparative method

social thermoregulation

resting metabolic rate

Frequently Associated Species

Callospermophilus lateralis

Marmota marmota

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota caligata

Marmota monax

Marmota olympus

Marmota vancouverensis

Marmota bobak

Marmota caudata

Marmota baibacina