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Over-Winter Survival and Nest Site Selection of the West-European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in Arable Dominated Landscapes

Animals, 2020
The West-European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has declined markedly in the UK. The winter hibernation period may make hedgehogs vulnerable to anthropogenic habitat and climate changes.
Lucy E. Bearman-Brown, Philip J. Baker, Dawn Scott, Antonio Uzal, Luke Evans, Richard W. Yarnell   +5 more
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Single-Cell Atlas Reveals the Hemocyte Subpopulations and Stress Responses in Asian Giant Softshell Turtle during Hibernation

Biology, 2023
Hibernation in turtle species is an adaptive survival strategy to colder winter conditions or food restrictions. However, the mechanisms underlying seasonal adaptions remain unclear.
Xiaoyou Hong, Yakun Wang, Kaikuo Wang, Chengqing Wei, Wei Li, Lingyun Yu, Haoyang Xu, Junxian Zhu, Xinping Zhu, Xiaoli Liu   +9 more
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A Unique Energy-Saving Strategy during Hibernation Revealed by Multi-Omics Analysis in the Chinese Alligator

iScience, 2020
Summary: Many ectotherms hibernate in face of the harsh winter conditions to improve their survival rate. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this process remains unclear.
Jian-Qing Lin, Yun-Yi Huang, Meng-Yao Bian, Qiu-Hong Wan, Sheng-Guo Fang   +4 more
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From Leaves to Litter: Use of Anthropogenic Nesting Materials in Hibernation Nests of the European Hedgehog. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This article presents the first detailed description of anthropogenic materials, including plastics, being incorporated into the hibernation nests of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus). While such behavior is well documented in birds, it has been underreported in terrestrial mammals—likely due to difficulties accessing mammalian nests ...
Crawford K, Beardsworth CE, Hill DL, MacLeod R, Nowack J.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of brain transcriptome of the greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) in active and torpid episodes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Hibernation is an energy-saving strategy which is widely adopted by heterothermic mammals to survive in the harsh environment. The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) can hibernate for a long period in the hibernation season.
Ming Lei, Dong Dong, Shuo Mu, Yi-Hsuan Pan, Shuyi Zhang   +4 more
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Cold resistance of mammalian hibernators ∼ a matter of ferroptosis?

Frontiers in Physiology
Most mammals adapt thermal physiology around 37°C and large deviations from their range, as observed in severe hypothermia and hyperthermia, resulting in organ dysfunction and individual death. A prominent exception is mammalian hibernation.
Masamitsu Sone, Masamitsu Sone, Yoshifumi Yamaguchi, Yoshifumi Yamaguchi   +3 more
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Increased brain histamine H₃ receptor expression during hibernation in golden-mantled ground squirrels

BMC Neuroscience, 2003
Background Hibernation is a state of extremely reduced physiological functions and a deep depression of CNS activity. We have previously shown that the histamine levels increase in the brain during hibernation, as does the ratio between histamine and its
Anichtchik Oleg V, Lozada Adrian F, Sallmen Tina, Beckman Alexander L, Panula Pertti   +4 more
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Hibernation with Rhythmicity in the Retina, Brain, and Plasma but Not in the Liver of Hibernating Giant Spiny Frogs (Quasipaa spinosa)

Biology, 2022
Hibernation in ectotherms is well known, however, it is unclear how the circadian clock regulates endocrine and antioxidative defense systems of aquatic hibernators.
Zhigang Xie, Ibrahim M. Ahmad, Lirong Zuo, Hui Wang, Dongming Li   +4 more
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Short-Term Estivation and Hibernation Induce Changes in the Blood and Circulating Hemocytes of the Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata

Metabolites, 2023
States of natural dormancy include estivation and hibernation. Ampullariids are exemplary because they undergo estivation when deprived of water or hibernation when exposed to very low temperatures.
Cristian Rodriguez, Alejandra D. Campoy-Diaz, Maximiliano Giraud-Billoud   +2 more
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Hibernation in Reeves’ Turtles (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China: Hibernation Beginning and End and Habitat Selection

Animals, 2022
Hibernation protects turtles from extreme winter conditions. Reeves’ turtle (Mauremys reevesii) is a medium-sized aquatic turtle that lives in freshwater habitats in lowland areas with still or slowly moving water.
Rongping Bu, Zihao Ye, Haitao Shi
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