BARTONIČKA, Tomáš, Hana BANDOUCHOVA, Hana BERKOVÁ, Ján BLAŽEK, Radek LUČAN, Ivan HORÁČEK, Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ, Jiri PIKULA, Zdeněk ŘEHÁK and Jan ZUKAL. Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature. Journal of Thermal Biology. Oxford, England: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017, vol. 63, January, p. 119-123. ISSN 0306-4565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005.
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Original name Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature
Authors BARTONIČKA, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Hana BANDOUCHOVA (203 Czech Republic), Hana BERKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Ján BLAŽEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Radek LUČAN (203 Czech Republic), Ivan HORÁČEK (203 Czech Republic), Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Jiri PIKULA (203 Czech Republic), Zdeněk ŘEHÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jan ZUKAL (203 Czech Republic).
Edition Journal of Thermal Biology, Oxford, England, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017, 0306-4565.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.093
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00094637
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005
UT WoS 000392686200015
Keywords in English Body temperature; Hibernation; Locomotor performance; Chiroptera; Flight
Tags NZ, rivok
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Nicole Zrilić, učo 240776. Changed: 31/3/2018 11:20.
Abstract
Because body temperature is tightly coupled to physiological function, hibernating animals entering deep torpor are typically immobile. We analysed thermal behaviour and locomotory activity of hibernating greater mouse- eared bats Myotis myotis and found two types of movement behaviour related to body temperature, i.e. movement at high fur temperature and at low fur temperatures (Tflow; less than 5 °C). First Tflow movements appeared at the beginning of March and often occurred during long torpor bouts. In most cases, Tflow events represented slow displacements between clusters of bats. In several cases, however, departure or arrivals from and into clusters was also recorded without any elevation in body temperature. Distance travelled, flight duration and speed of locomotion during Tflow events was lower than in high fur temperature events. Such behaviour could allow bats to save energy long-term and prolong torpor bouts. Tflow movement in torpid bats significantly changes our understanding of basic hibernation principles and we strongly recommend further studies on the subject.
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GAP506/12/1064, research and development projectName: Adaptace netopýrů na plísňové onemocnění geomykózu
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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