... ( ) during torpor, we simultaneously measured , f H and subcutaneous body temperature ( T sub ) of a hibernator, Gould's long-eared bats ( Nyctophilus gouldi , 9 g, N =18), at ambient temperatures ( T a ) between 0 and 25°C. At rest, f H of normothermic resting bats was negatively correlated with T...

...Steve Morris; Alison L. Curtin; Michael B. Thompson ABSTRACT The effects of temperature and nutritional status on the metabolic rate of Nyctophilus gouldi were examined. Bats fed marked meals first defecated approximately 1.34 h after feeding and were calculated to have a mean retention time...