Temperatures of Hibernacula and Changes in Body Composition of Arctic Ground Squirrels over Winter
Soil temperatures near hibernacula of free-living arctic ground squirrels ( Spermophilus parryii ) were recorded over 3 winters (October–April 1993–1996) at Toolik Lake, Alaska. Means and minima of soil temperature at 20 burrows averaged −8.9 and −18.8°C, respectively. Soil temperatures were <−3°...
| Published in: | Journal of Mammalogy |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1999
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| Online Access: | http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/80/4/1264 https://doi.org/10.2307/1383177 |