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Daily torpor in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus): photoperiodic regulation, characteristics and circadian organization

✍ Scribed by R. Kirsch; A. Ouarour; P. Pévet

Publisher
Springer
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
704 KB
Volume
168
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-7594

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✦ Synopsis

  1. The daily torpor was measured by oxygen uptake in Djungarian hamsters during adaptation to a short photoperiod (SP: 10L, 14D) at 20 degrees C. In these constant conditions the torpor presented metabolic characteristics and a daily time course independent of the duration of adaptations to SP. 2. The frequency of torpor bouts increased during SP exposure and its maximum was reached after about 130 days. The frequency of torpor was greater in males than in females. 3. The incidence of torpor was increased by constant dark exposure and this is discussed as a protective mechanism for the individual animal's ability to survive. 4. The temporal organization of daily torpor was demonstrated to be directly synchronized by the day-night cycle and to be controlled by an endogenous circadian function.

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