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C.E Cooper; P.C Withers
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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1) Body temperature (T b ) radio-telemetric data for the diurnal numbat indicated a strong nychthemeral rhythm, being higher during the day. (2) Mean daily T b was 34.4 C, but was higher in spring and summer than winter. (3) All three numbats showed spontaneous, shallow daily torpor; minimum torpor