Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions

We measured body temperatures in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds, the Versicolored Emerald (Amazilia versicolor; body mass 4.1 g), the Black Jacobin (Me lantrochilus fuscus; body mass 7.7 g) and the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura; body mass 8.6 g), during overnight exposure...

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Autores: Bech, C., Abe, Augusto Shinya [UNESP], Steffensen, J. F., Berger, M., Bicudo, J. E. P. W.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/35628
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1370489
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/35628
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Palabra clave:hummingbirds
Amazilia versicolor
Melanotrochilus fuscus
Eupetomena macroura
torpor
thermoregulation
body temperature
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spelling Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditionshummingbirdsAmazilia versicolorMelanotrochilus fuscusEupetomena macrouratorporthermoregulationbody temperatureWe measured body temperatures in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds, the Versicolored Emerald (Amazilia versicolor; body mass 4.1 g), the Black Jacobin (Me lantrochilus fuscus; body mass 7.7 g) and the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura; body mass 8.6 g), during overnight exposure to natural conditions of photoperiod and ambient temperatures. All three species entered torpor. In both A. versicolor and E. macroura, individuals entered torpor even if they had access to feeders up to the time of sunset. In contrast, M. fuscus was less prone to enter torpor and did so mainly if it had been fasting for more than two hours before sunset. Furthermore, M. fuscus often spent the whole night in torpor, whereas the two other species entered torpor for a variable, often short, period of the night. We observed more than one torpor bout during a single night in all three species. We suggest that multiple nocturnal torpors result from interruption of the normal torpor pattern by some (unknown) external stimuli. Any interrupted torpor was always followed by a new entry into torpor, supporting the view that there is a body mass threshold below which the hummingbirds must enter torpor Our data also indicate that these hummingbird species might use torpor even if they are not energetically stressed.UNIV ESTADUAL PAULISTA,DEPT ZOOL,BR-13506900 RIO CLARO,SP,BRAZILAARHUS UNIV,DEPT ZOOPHYSIOL,DK-8000 AARHUS C,DENMARKWESTFAL MUSEUM NATURKUNDE,D-48161 MUNSTER,GERMANYUNIV SAO PAULO,INST BIOCIENCIAS,DEPT FISIOL,BR-05508900 SAO PAULO,BRAZILUNIV ESTADUAL PAULISTA,DEPT ZOOL,BR-13506900 RIO CLARO,SP,BRAZILCooper Ornithological SocUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Aarhus University (AU)Westfal Museum NaturkundeUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)2014-05-20T15:25:10Z2014-05-20T15:25:10Z1997-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article780-788application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1370489Condor. Lawrence: Cooper Ornithological Soc, v. 99, n. 3, p. 780-788, 1997.0010-5422http://hdl.handle.net/11449/3562810.2307/1370489WOS:A1997XQ30100020WOSA1997XQ30100020.pdf8776757457144680Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengCondor2.7221,386info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBech, C.Abe, Augusto Shinya [UNESP]Steffensen, J. F.Berger, M.Bicudo, J. E. P. W.2024-10-21T15:06:47Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/35628Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestrepositoriounesp@unesp.bropendoar:29462024-10-21T15:06:47Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
title Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
spellingShingle Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
Bech, C.
hummingbirds
Amazilia versicolor
Melanotrochilus fuscus
Eupetomena macroura
torpor
thermoregulation
body temperature
title_short Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
title_full Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
title_fullStr Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
title_full_unstemmed Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
title_sort Torpor in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds under semi-natural conditions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bech, C.
Abe, Augusto Shinya [UNESP]
Steffensen, J. F.
Berger, M.
Bicudo, J. E. P. W.
author Bech, C.
author_facet Bech, C.
Abe, Augusto Shinya [UNESP]
Steffensen, J. F.
Berger, M.
Bicudo, J. E. P. W.
author_role author
author2 Abe, Augusto Shinya [UNESP]
Steffensen, J. F.
Berger, M.
Bicudo, J. E. P. W.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Aarhus University (AU)
Westfal Museum Naturkunde
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv hummingbirds
Amazilia versicolor
Melanotrochilus fuscus
Eupetomena macroura
torpor
thermoregulation
body temperature
topic hummingbirds
Amazilia versicolor
Melanotrochilus fuscus
Eupetomena macroura
torpor
thermoregulation
body temperature
description We measured body temperatures in three species of Brazilian hummingbirds, the Versicolored Emerald (Amazilia versicolor; body mass 4.1 g), the Black Jacobin (Me lantrochilus fuscus; body mass 7.7 g) and the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura; body mass 8.6 g), during overnight exposure to natural conditions of photoperiod and ambient temperatures. All three species entered torpor. In both A. versicolor and E. macroura, individuals entered torpor even if they had access to feeders up to the time of sunset. In contrast, M. fuscus was less prone to enter torpor and did so mainly if it had been fasting for more than two hours before sunset. Furthermore, M. fuscus often spent the whole night in torpor, whereas the two other species entered torpor for a variable, often short, period of the night. We observed more than one torpor bout during a single night in all three species. We suggest that multiple nocturnal torpors result from interruption of the normal torpor pattern by some (unknown) external stimuli. Any interrupted torpor was always followed by a new entry into torpor, supporting the view that there is a body mass threshold below which the hummingbirds must enter torpor Our data also indicate that these hummingbird species might use torpor even if they are not energetically stressed.
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