It doesn't hibernate, but goes into a state of inactivity known as torpor during the hottest part of the summer. The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) inhabits the northeastern U. S. and ...

Jumping mice plug the chamber's entrance with soil, and hibernate curled up within a nest of dry plant fibers. Many do not survive torpor because of insufficient fat reserves.

Caption (Left) Body temperature during torpor was examined in three types of laboratory mice. (Middle) Metabolism was examined in embryonic stem cell lines generated from the three types of mice ...

During hibernation, an animal appears to be dead and its heart rate and body temperature and movements slow down. The jumping ...

Scientists have been able to induce a torpor state in mice and rats using ultrasound, bringing them a step closer to finding a way to induce suspended animation in humans. Space agencies like NASA ...

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

Cooler weather always brings a spike in visits from rodents. Mice, cute as they may be, chew through cords, gnaw into bags of food and leave droppings in cupboards and on counters and floors.

What about all the birds and mammals that are not large, such as mice and sparrows ... Some animals, such as hummingbirds, undergo a short-term hibernation known as torpor. Their nightly torpor is an ...

Examples of specific topics include herbivore response to plant defensive chemicals, hibernation and torpor in cold environments ... determine minimum nitrogen requirements for white-footed mice ...

Pygmy possums are often mistaken for mice due to their size, shape ... Pygmy possums are the only example of Australian marsupials known to hibernate, entering a torpor state when it gets cold that ...