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Figure 3

From: Hibernation in the pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus): multiday torpor in primates is not restricted to Madagascar

Figure 3

Mean daily Tb as a function of mean daily Ta in five pygmy slow lorises (n = 769 days).

Mean Tb decreased with mean Ta both on days with torpor (blue symbols; minimum Tb < 30 °C) and on euthermic days (black symbols). Different symbols denote different animals. Note that at mean daily Tas below ~13 °C, Tb−Ta gradients increased, which may indicate active thermogenesis to maintain minimum Tb.

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