Faeces ofRhinolophus euryale(Chiroptera) from the winter season contain inorganic matter

[摘要] Hibernating mammals arouse periodically from their torpor under the influence of an unknown mechanism to perform activities necessary for the correct functioning of metabolism. Our model species, the Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale Blasiu

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] hibernation period;arousals;winter faeces;geophagy;water metabolism