Temperature Regulation, Hibernation, and Aestivation in the Little Pocket Mouse, Perognathus longimembris
- 1 February 1957
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 38 (1), 60-72
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1376476
Abstract
The little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris, was selected for a study of temperature regulation because (1) it is one of the smallest North American rodents (adult weight, 6.5 to 10 grams); (2) it is a member of the highly specialized family Heteromyidae; (3) it is locally very abundant; (4) it is readily maintained in captivity; and (5) nothing was previously known about its temperature regulation.Keywords
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