Canadian Science Publishing @cdnsciencepub.com · Jul 3 Explore the Canadian Journal of Zoology collection, "Proceedings of the 17th International Hibernation Symposium: Life in Changing Winters." View here: https://ow.ly/PMKu50ZjNmH #Hibernation #Zoology #Ecophysiology
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• The allometric BMR "law" mass exponent is a 💓 confound (cf. Escala, '19) • The large hibernator 📉 mass-specific HiberMR is real & explained by the > metabolically inactive & allometric structural 🦴 mass, but to ✅️ it you'd need more > 10 kg animal data; ideally, > 50 kg. cc: @inthibsoc.bsky.social