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daily specific mass loss

Scope: general ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

Rate of mass loss per day during hibernation, expressed as mg per gram body mass per day, used as measure of energetic efficiency

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DML

Publications (1)

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Phylogeny and patterns of energy conservation in marmots

2008Molecules to Migration: The Pressures of Lifemeasured

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