Temperature regime in burrows of ground squirrels (Marmotinae) during winter hibernation

The temperature regime of hibernation has been studied in six ground squirrel species from 13 geographic populations living beyond the permafrost zone. It is shown that hibernation usually takes place at low above-zero temperatures and that the least deep burrows are found in the zone of subzero mon...

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Published in:Russian Journal of Ecology
Main Authors: Belovezhets K.I., Nikol'skii A.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
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Online Access:https://repository.rudn.ru/records/article/record/2347/